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Association of angiotensin-converting enzyme I gene I/D polymorphism with endometrial but not with ovarian cancer.
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology - 1 Nov 2012
Correa-Noronha Silvana Aparecida Alves, Noronha Samuel Marcos Ribeiro de, Alecrim Cheryl, Mesquita Adriana de Carvalho, Brito Gabriela Soares da Silva, Junqueira Michele Gilvana, Leite Daniela Batista, Carvalho Cristina Valletta de, Silva Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro da
Abstract excerpt
Associations have been found between the angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion deletion (I/D) polymorphism (ACE I/D) and endometrial and epithelial ovarian cancer (EC and EOC, respectively). In this study, the following frequencies for each of three ACE polymorphisms, DD, ID, and II, respectively, were observed: in the EC group, 55, 24, and 21% versus the control group 39, 40, and 21% (p = 0.033*); in the EOC...
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