Relationship between Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Insertion/Deletion Gene Polymorphism and Susceptibility of Minimal Change Nephrotic Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of the studies evaluating the effects of ACE genes on MCNS risk.

First author, year	Ethnicity	Case			Control			D allele (%)
		DD	ID	II	DD	ID	II	Case	Control
Lee 1997 [8]	Asian	9	25	21	9	25	27	39.10	35.25
Al-Eisa 2001 [9]	Asian	16	5	1	25	22	1	84.09	75.00
Sasongko 2005 [10]	Asian	4	26	39	6	21	41	24.63	24.26
Serdaroglu 2005 [11]	Asian	36	27	10	99	124	64	67.81	56.10
Sasse 2006 [7]	Caucasian	5	12	0	58	91	50	64.71	52.01
Saber-Ayad 2010 [6]	African	0	5	0	10	34	6	50.00	54.00