A meta-analysis of the association between angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion gene polymorphism and Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis risk in Asian children

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 315-316

  Zhou, Tian Biao ^a   Ou, Chao ^a   Qin, Yuan Han ^a   Luo, Wei ^b  

^a GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Department of Dermatology   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME GENE; ASIAN; ASTHMA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HENOCH SCHONLEIN PURPURA NEPHRITIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; INDEL MUTATION; LETTER; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AGE OF ONSET; ASIA; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; ODDS RATIO; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84863730701     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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