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Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion gene polymorphism in Egyptian children with CAP: A case-control study.
Pediatric pulmonology - 1 Dec 2017
Abouzeid Heba, Alkholy Usama M, Abdou Mohammed A, Morsy Saeed M, Abdelrahman Hind M, Sherif Ashraf M, Abdalmonem Nermin, Hamed Mohammed E, Allah Mayy A N, Al Morshedy Salah, Elashkar Shaimaa S A, Noah Maha A, Hegab Mohamed S, Akeel Nagwa E, Hashem Mustafa I A, Gawish Heba H, Fattah Lobna Abdel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide. The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene is a potential candidate gene for CAP risk. OBJECTIVES: In this study, we aimed to investigate whether the ACE insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism (rs4340) could be a genetic marker for CAP susceptibility in Egyptian children, and we also measured the serum...
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