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Association of angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism with serum level and development of pulmonary complications following esophagectomy.
Annals of surgery - 1 Apr 2005
Lee Jang-Ming, Lo An-Chi, Yang Shi-Yi, Tsau Huei-Shian, Chen Robert J, Lee Yung-Chie
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary complications remain the major cause of postoperative mortality in patients with esophageal cancer undergoing esophagectomy. It was unclear whether this dismal complication has a genetic predisposition. We therefore investigated the role of an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion polymorphism in developing these complications. METHODS: We conducted a prospective study...
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