Lack of association between angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism and Korean Behçet's disease

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 106-107

  Chang, H K ^a   Kim, J U ^b   Lee, S S ^c   Yoo, D H ^d  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^c Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^d Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BEHCET DISEASE; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME 17; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASCULITIS;

ADULT; BEHCET SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0346059354     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2003.011007     Document Type: Article

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