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Angiotensin-converting enzyme polymorphism affects outcome of local Chinese with acute lung injury.
Respiratory medicine - 1 Oct 2011
Lu Xiao-Min, Chen Guang-Jian, Yang Yi, Qiu Hai-Bo
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INTRODUCTION: Acute Lung Injury (ALI) with genetic predisposition is fatal. Relationship between angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion (ACE I/D) polymorphism and the prognosis of local Chinese patients with ALI was investigated; meanwhile, the mechanisms involved were explored. METHODS: 101 ALI patients, 408 non-ALI patients and 236 healthy blood donors were enrolled. ACE I/D polymorphism was detected...
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