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Evaluation of the association between angiotensin converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism and the risk of endometrial cancer in and characteristics of Polish women.
Advances in clinical and experimental medicine : official organ Wroclaw Medical University - 1 May 2020
Raba Grzegorz, Zawlik Izabela, Braun Marcin, Paszek Sylwia, Potocka Natalia, Skrzypa Marzena, Obrzut Bogdan, Kluza Marek, Kluza Katarzyna, Zych Barbara, Janowska Magdalena, Kluz Tomasz
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Endometrial cancer is the most common malignant neoplasm of the female reproductive organs. A dysfunctional endometrial renin-angiotensin system (RAS) might contribute to the growth and spread of endometrial cancer. The RAS-related gene polymorphisms, including the polymorphism of insertion/deletion (I/D) in the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene, influence RAS activity. OBJECTIVES: In the...
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