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Genetic polymorphism of angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE), but not angiotensin II type I receptor (ATr1), has a gender-specific role in panic disorder.
Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences - 1 Mar 2012
Bayoglu Burcu, Cengiz Mujgan, Karacetin Gul, Uysal Omer, Kocabasoğlu Nese, Bayar Reha, Balcioglu Ibrahim
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AIMS: Angiotensins were shown to have some role in the development of panic disorder (PD). In this study, we aimed to determine the frequency of polymorphisms in two angiotensin-related genes, angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) and angiotensin II type I receptor (ATr1), in a sample of Turkish patients with PD and to evaluate their association with PD development. METHODS: Polymerase chain reaction and...
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