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Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism in vitiligo: protective and predisposing effects of genotypes in disease susceptibility and progression.
European journal of dermatology : EJD - 1 Jan 2000
Tippisetty Surekha, Ishaq Mohammed, Komaravalli Prasanna Latha, Jahan Parveen
Abstract excerpt
Vitiligo is a depigmenting skin disorder with profound heterogenity in its aetio-pathophysiology, and is associated with inter-individual variation in progression of disease. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) is a regulator of renin angiotensin system (RAS) that plays an important role in the physiology of the vasculature, blood pressure, inflammation, adipocyte distribution of various diseases. The present...
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