INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT OF ACE I/D POLYMORPHISM AND GUT MICROBIAL DIVERSITY IN RELATION TO METABOLIC, INFLAMMATORY, PHYSIOLOGICAL, AND RENAL HISTOPATHOLOGICAL FINDINGS IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS: PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS FOR RISK CHARACTERIZATION AN
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) involves chronic hyperglycemia with metabolic, inflammatory, vascular, and organ-level abnormalities. Objective: To assess ACE I/D genotype and allele distributions and gut microbial diversity in adults with T2DM and non-diabetic controls and examine their associations with m...