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Relationship between angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism and respiratory distress syndrome in premature neonates.
The clinical respiratory journal - 1 Oct 2015
Hussein Nouran Fahmy, Abdel Ghany Eman Abdel Ghany, Abu Elhamed Walaa Alsharany, Samy Rania Mohamed
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the possible relationship between angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism (D/D and I/D genotypes) and respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in preterm neonates. STUDY DESIGN: Our study included 120 preterm neonates (<37 weeks of gestation) with RDS (the patient group) and 120 preterm neonates without RDS (the control group). Blood samples were...
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