High frequency of DD polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene in Turkish asthmatic patients

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 243-247

  Urhan, Meral ^a   Degirmenci, Irfan ^a   Harmanci, Emel ^a   Gunes, Hasan V ^a   Metintas, Muzaffer ^a   Basaran, Ayse ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DNA FRAGMENT; GENOMIC DNA;

ADULT; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ALLELE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD; CAMERA; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; BASE PAIRING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INTRONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TURKEY;

EID: 4544349464     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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