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Angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism in Turkish asthmatic patients.
The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma - 1 May 2009
Eryüksel Emel, Ceyhan Berrin Bağci, Bircan Rifat, Avşar Melike, Cirakoğlu Beyazit
Abstract excerpt
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways. Several candidate genes have been identified with a potential role in the pathogenesis of asthma, including the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene. We aimed to investigate the frequency of an ACE gene polymorphism in Turkish asthmatic patients and to determine its impact on clinical parameters and disease severity. Ninety-seven asthmatic patients (M/F...
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