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Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene and endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms in Behçet's disease with or without ocular involvement.
Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] - 1 Jul 2009
Dursun Ahmet, Durakbasi-Dursun Hatice Gul, Dursun Recep, Baris Savas, Akduman Levent
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The association of known ACE gene and eNOS gene polymorphisms with BD in a group of Turkish patients with or without ocular involvement has been investigated. METHODS: The ACE and eNOS gene polymorphisms were investigated in 73 BD patients and 90 controls. RESULTS: The distrubition of "DD", "ID" and "II" genotypes of the ACE gene were 32 (43.8%), 29 (39.8%) and 12 (16.4%) for BD patients and 32 (35.5%),...
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