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ACE2 gene polymorphisms are associated with elevated pulmonary artery pressure in congenital heart diseases.
Gene - 5 Oct 2023
Zi-Yang Yang, Nanshan Xie, Dongling Luo, Tao Huang, Yigao Huang, Danqing Yu, Caojin Zhang
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BACKGROUNDS: Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) polymorphisms are related to the occurrence and prognosis of cardiovascular disease. However, whether ACE2 polymorphisms also affect pulmonary circulation in congenital heart disease (CHD) remains unclear. Thus, we investigated the relationship between ACE2 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) and pulmonary circulation in CHD patients of Chinese Han ethnicity....
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