Polymorphism of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene in sarcoidosis.

doi:10.1164/ajrccm.153.2.8564143

Article

Polymorphism of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene in sarcoidosis.

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 1 Feb 1996

Arbustini E, Grasso M, Leo G, Tinelli C, Fasani R, Diegoli M, Banchieri N, Cipriani A, Gorrini M, Semenzato G, Luisetti M

Abstract excerpt

Sarcoidosis is the disease in which increased levels of serum Angiotensin-converting enzyme (sACE) are most often detected. It has recently been shown that the deletion (D) or the insertion (I) of a 250bp-DNA fragment in the ACE gene accounts for three main ACE genotypes (i.e., II, ID, and DD) an...

Topics

Adult
Alleles
Female
Genotype
Humans
Lung
Male
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Genetic
Radiography
Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary

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