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Association of angiotensin converting enzyme gene insertion/deletion polymorphism with lung cancer in Turkey.
Cancer genetics and cytogenetics - 1 Apr 2010
Nacak Muradiye, Nacak Ibrahim, Sanli Maruf, Ozkur Mehtap, Pektaş Mehtap, Aynacioğlu A Sükrü
Abstract excerpt
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) plays an important role in the physiological control of blood pressure and inflammation. We investigated an insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the gene for ACE in relation to cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, neurodegenerative, and inflammatory diseases. The purpose of the present study was to investigate a possible association between lung cancer and insertion/deletion...
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