Background Infection by the SARS-Cov-2 virus produces in humans a disease of highly
variable and unpredictable severity. The presence of frequent genetic single nucleotide …

Objective To review possible associations reported between genetic variants and the risk,
therapeutic response and prognosis of heart failure. Methods Electronic databases …

The mistyping of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme insertion/deletion (ACE I/D) has been
well documented, and new methods have been suggested here to improve the genotyping …

This study was conducted in Turkish osteoarthritis patients to determine the frequency of I/D
polymorphism genotypes of angiotensin converting enzyme gene, and to examine the role …

Behcet's disease (BD) is a chronic, multi-systemic and inflammatory disorder. The local renin-
angiotensin system (RAS) in the vessel wall plays a role in the endothelial control and …

Background: Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphisms have recently
been shown to be associated with risk of developing left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) …

Purpose Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease that
characteristically affects the sacroiliac joints and the spine. Also iritis and uveitis can be …

Primary cardiomyopathies are multifactorial diseases. Genetic factors other than the causal
mutations in the modified genes affect the phenotypic expression of dilated cardiomyopathy …

Background Genetic factors in the pathogenesis of cardiomyopathies have received a lot
attention during the past two decades. Angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) …

We sought to determine the frequency of I/D polymorphism genotypes of angiotensin
converting enzyme gene in Turkish patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Genomic DNA …