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Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism and risk and outcome of pneumonia.
Chest - 1 Jan 2008
van de Garde Ewoudt M W, Endeman Henrik, Deneer Vera H M, Biesma Douwe H, Sayed-Tabatabaei Fakhredin A, Ruven Henk J T, Leufkens Hubert G M, van den Bosch Jules M M
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BACKGROUND: Recent studies have suggested involvement of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in the susceptibility to and severity of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in Asian populations. We have explored the hypothesis that the ACE I/D polymorphism affects the risk and outcome of CAP in a Dutch white population. METHODS: This is a hospital-based prospective...
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