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Renin-angiotensin system component gene polymorphism in Japanese bronchial asthma patients.
The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma - 1 Jan 1999
Nakahama H, Obata K, Nakajima T, Nakamura H, Kitada O, Sugita M, Fujita Y, Kawada N, Moriyama T
Abstract excerpt
The influence of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) component gene polymorphism in the pathogenesis of bronchial asthma was investigated in an association study involving 119 bronchial asthma patients and 208 control subjects. The selected RAS polymorphisms were angiotensinogen (Agt) T235/M235 and angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D). The control allelic frequencies of the Agt T235/M235...
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