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Angiotensin I converting enzyme gene polymorphisms in systemic lupus erythematosus: decreased prevalence of DD genotype in African American patients.
Clinical nephrology - 1 Jul 1998
Tassiulas I O, Aksentijevich I, Salmon J E, Kim Y, Yarboro C H, Vaughan E M, Davis J C, Scott D L, Austin H A, Klippel J H, Balow J E, Gourley M F, Boumpas D T
Abstract excerpt
The presence of the D (deletion) allele at the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene has been associated with a) adverse vascular events contributing to early mortality and b) progressive deterioration of renal function in a variety of chronic glomerular diseases. We investigated the potential role of ACE polymorphisms in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Two hundred and sixteen (216) SLE...
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