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Association of angiotensin converting enzyme gene I/D polymorphism of vitiligo in Korean population.
Pigment cell research - 1 Feb 2004
Jin Sheng-Yu, Park Hyun-Ho, Li Guang-Zhe, Lee Hee-Jae, Hong Mee-Suk, Hong Seung-Jae, Park Hun-Kuk, Chung Joo-Ho, Lee Mu-Hyoung
Abstract excerpt
Vitiligo (leukoderma) is an acquired idiopathic hypomelanotic disorder characterized by the circumscribed depigmented patches. Vitiligo is a polygenic disease. The exact pathogenesis is not yet known. The angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene was selected as a candidate gene as ACE plays an important role in the physiology of the vasculature, blood pressure and inflammation, and its relationship with various...
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