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Influence of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) genotype on interpretation of diagnostic tests for serum ACE activity.
Australian and New Zealand journal of medicine - 1 Jun 1999
Stokes G S, Monaghan J C, Schrader A P, Glenn C L, Ryan M, Morris B J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The discovery that an insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene influences the circulating concentration of ACE may have implications for the proper use of serum ACE activity measurements in screening for sarcoidosis. AIM: To determine whether the sensitivity of the serum ACE test improves if ACE genotype is taken into account. METHODS: A retrospective...
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