Article
Association between angiotensin II receptor gene polymorphism and serum angiotensin converting enzyme (SACE) activity in patients with sarcoidosis.
Thorax - 1 Jun 1998
Takemoto Y, Sakatani M, Takami S, Tachibana T, Higaki J, Ogihara T, Miki T, Katsuya T, Tsuchiyama T, Yoshida A, Yu H, Tanio Y, Ueda E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Serum angiotensin converting enzyme (SACE) is considered to reflect disease activity in sarcoidosis. SACE activity is increased in many patients with active sarcoid lesions. The mechanism for the increased SACE activity in this disease has not been clarified. ACE insertion/deletion (I...
Topics
- Analysis of Variance
- Angiotensin II
- Female
- Genetic Techniques
- Genotype
- Humans
- Lung Diseases
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Receptors, Angiotensin
- Sarcoidosis
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary