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Association between Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism and Prognosis of Kidney Transplantation: A Meta-Analysis.

Zhengkai Huang, Bian Wu, Jun Tao, Zhijian Han, Xiao Yang, Lei Zhang, Xuzhong Liu, Zijie Wang, Ruoyun Tan, Min Gu and 1 more

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Synthesis in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Genetics of acute rejection after kidney transplantation.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhengkai HuangDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Bian WuDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Jun TaoDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Zhijian HanDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Xiao YangDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Lei ZhangDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Xuzhong LiuDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Zijie WangDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Ruoyun TanDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Min GuDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Changjun YinDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Jiangsu Province Hospital · CNNanjing Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAngiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) is crucial in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. ACE insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism is a common genetic variation of this gene and is associated with several disease phenotypes. However, the results of published studies on the influence of this polymorphism on renal transplantation are inconsistent. Therefore, a meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the association between ACE I/D polymorphism and prognosis of kidney transplantation.

methodsA meta-analysis was performed based on 21 case-control studies from 12 publications (1497 cases and 2029 controls) and 10 studies with quantitative values from 5 publications (814 patients). Pooled odds ratios (ORs) and weighted mean differences (WMDs) with their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used to estimate associations.

resultsACE I/D polymorphism was found to be associated with acute rejection (AR) in genotypes DD+ID versus II (OR = 1.62, 95% CI = 1.14-2.29) and with serum creatinine concentration after renal transplantation in genotypes DD versus ID (WMD = 13.12, 95% CI = 8.09-18.16). Stratified analysis revealed that recipients transplanted within a year had higher serum creatinine concentrations in the DD versus ID model. No significant association was found between hypertension and ACE I/D polymorphism.

conclusionACE I/D polymorphism is associated with AR and allograft function after kidney transplantation.

Indexed as

Kidney TransplantationPolymorphism, Single NucleotideCase-Control StudiesGenetic Association StudiesGraft RejectionHumansPeptidyl-Dipeptidase APrognosisRenal InsufficiencyRenin-Angiotensin SystemPeptidyl-Dipeptidase A

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PMID26000752
PMCPMC4441456
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