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Linkage analysis of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion polymorphism and systemic lupus erythematosus.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 25 May 2001
Kaufman K M, Kelly J, Gray-McGuire C, Asundi N, Yu H, Reid J, Baird T, Hutchings D, Bruner G, Scofield R H, Moser K, Harley J B
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Previous studies have suggested an association between systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and an insertion/deletion polymorphism in the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene (ACE). This polymorphism consists of a 250-bp insertion/deletion of an alu repeat in the 16th intron of the ACE gene. Individuals homozygous for the deletion have a higher level of circulating enzyme. Due to the important role of this enzyme in...
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