Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism and its Association with Complications in Patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a disease with serious repercussions on the Costa Rican population and it predisposes patients to diverse complications. The exact origin of these complications is not known; it has been suggested that certain polymorphisms are strongly associated with the appearance of some of them.