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Effect of angiotensin converting enzyme gene I/D polymorphism and its expression on clinical outcome in acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Minerva anestesiologica - 1 Aug 2013
Tsantes A E, Kopterides P, Bonovas S, Bagos P, Antonakos G, Nikolopoulos G K, Gialeraki A, Kapsimali V, Kyriakou E, Kokori S, Dima K, Armaganidis A, Tsangaris I
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The role of the D allele of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene I/D polymorphism in the clinical outcomes of patients with acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ALI/ARDS) remains controversial. Our aim was to assess simultaneously the effect of the ACE I/D polymorphisms as well as the serum and BALF ACE levels on prognosis of patients with ARDS. METHODS: Sixty-nine...
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