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Associations between the angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism and susceptibility to sarcoidosis: A meta-analysis.
Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS - 1 Mar 2015
Song Gwan Gyu, Kim Jae-Hoon, Lee Young Ho
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INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to examine whether the insertion (I) or deletion (D) of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) polymorphism confers susceptibility to sarcoidosis. METHODS: A meta-analysis on the associations between the ACE I/D polymorphism and sarcoidosis was conducted. RESULTS: Seventeen comparison studies consisting of 1556 cases and 2381 controls were available for the meta-analysis....
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