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Angiotensins
Study data from A. Vigano and co-authors update knowledge of angiotensins
May 26th, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research, "Nutritional and functional outcome measures have been shown to vary in patients with chronic diseases according to the polymorphic alleles of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), but little is known about the associations between ACE gene polymorphism (ACEGP) and the components of body composition, strength, and selected blood markers in advanced cancer patients (ACP). Data were collected from an inception cohort of 172 newly diagnosed ACP with gastrointestinal and non-small cell lung cancer." "ACEGP status was defined by the presence of one of the following three combinations of...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-05-26)
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