Insertion/Deletion Polymorphisms and Serum Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Levels in Iranian Patients with Sarcoidosis

• Main Authors: Alireza JAVADI (Author), Masoud SHAMAEI (Author), Masoud ZAREI (Author), Lida REZAEIAN (Author), Arda KIANI (Author), Atefeh ABEDINI (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p><strong>Background:</strong> Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disease of unknown origin with characterization of small granulomas. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) is a pathophysiologic marker of sarcoidosis. We present the ACE insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism i...