Absence of association between angiotensin converting enzyme polymorphism and development of adult respiratory distress syndrome in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome: a case control study

Absence of association between angiotensin converting enzyme polymorphism and development of adult respiratory distress syndrome in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome: a case control study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>It has been postulated that genetic predisposition may influence the susceptibility to SARS-coronavirus infection and disease outcomes. A recent study has suggested that the deletion allele (D allele) of the <it>angiotensin con...

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Main Authors: Chiu Rossa WK, Chim Stephen SC, Wu Alan KL, Chung Grace TY, Hui David SC, Tang Nelson LS, Chan KC Allen, Lee Nelson, Choi KW, Sung YM, Chan Paul KS, Tong YK, Lai ST, Yu WC, Tsang Owen, Lo YM Dennis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/5/26

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