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Angiotensin-converting enzyme I/D polymorphism and preeclampsia risk: evidence of small-study bias.
PLoS medicine - 1 Dec 2006
Serrano Norma C, Díaz Luis A, Páez Maria C, Mesa Clara M, Cifuentes Rodrigo, Monterrosa Alvaro, González Adriana, Smeeth Liam, Hingorani Aroon D, Casas Juan P
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BACKGROUND: Inappropriate activation of the renin-angiotensin system may play a part in the development of preeclampsia. An insertion/deletion polymorphism within the angiotensin-I converting enzyme gene (ACE-I/D) has shown to be reliably associated with differences in angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity. However, previous studies of the ACE-I/D variant and preeclampsia have been individually...
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