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[Association of genetic polymorphisms of angiotensin converting enzyme and matrix metallo proteinase-1 with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis].
Zhonghua jie he he hu xi za zhi = Zhonghua jiehe he huxi zazhi = Chinese journal of tuberculosis and respiratory diseases - 1 Jan 2013
Yuan Ya-dong, Zhang Ying, Sun Chang-hong
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the correlation between angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and matrix metallo proteinase (MMP)-1 gene polymorphisms and the risk of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in a Han Chinese population from Hebei Province. METHODS: Eighty-four IPF patients and 100 controls were enrolled from the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and polymerase chain...
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