Polymorphism of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene in sarcoidosis

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 851-854

  Arbustini, Eloisa ^b   Grasso, Maurizia ^b   Leo, Gabriella ^b   Tinelli, Carmine ^b   Fasani, Roberta ^b   Diegoli, Marta ^b   Banchieri, Nadia ^b   Cipriani, Angiolo ^b   Gorrini, Marina ^b   Semenzato, Gianpietro ^b   Luisetti, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE DELETION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 9044253327     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.153.2.8564143     Document Type: Article

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