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Association between the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphisms and tissue oxygenation during exercise in patients with COPD.
Chest - 1 Mar 2002
Kanazawa Hiroshi, Otsuka Toshihiro, Hirata Kazuto, Yoshikawa Junichi
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STUDY OBJECTIVES: We have recently determined that the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) DD genotype might be associated with pulmonary hypertension during exercise in patients with COPD. Therefore, this study was designed to determine whether ACE gene polymorphisms adversely affect tissue oxygenation during exercise in patients with COPD. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis. SETTING: University hospital....
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