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The angiotensin‐converting enzyme insertion/deletion and the endothelin ‐134 3A/4A gene polymorphisms in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis
18 Sept 2007
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BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease. Vasoactive peptides such as endothelin-1 (ET-1) and bradykinin have previously been implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic plaque psoriasis. The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene carries a 287-base pair insertion/deletion (I/D) gene polymorphism, which is associated with plasma concentrations of bradykinin-degrading ACE. A functional...
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