Angiotensin-converting enzyme I/D polymorphism in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
2009
Study objective
The etiology of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) is unclear. It is supposed to be the product of an exogenous antigenic stimulus, such as tobacco smoke, and an endogenous genetic susceptibility. The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene contains a polymorphism based on the presence (insertion [I]) or absence (deletion [D]) of a 287-bp nonsense domain, resulting in three different genotypes (II, ID and DD). The aim of the study was to find out whether the ACE gene polymorphism can determine the course of COPD.
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