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Association between ACE gene I/D polymorphism and clinical presentation and prognosis of sarcoidosis.
Scandinavian journal of clinical and laboratory investigation - 1 Jan 2005
Alía P, Mañá J, Capdevila O, Alvarez A, Navarro M A
Abstract excerpt
Serum angiotensin converting enzyme (SACE) concentration is considered a marker of sarcoidosis activity. This concentration is influenced by an insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the ACE gene, such that SACE levels follow the pattern DD>ID>II. The aim of our work was to study the relationship between I/D polymorphism and susceptibility to sarcoidosis, as well as the relation between this polymorphism and...
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