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Letter to the Editor

Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphisms might be associated with childhood asthma in East Asia

Shuluan YaoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
, MD,
Ao ShiDepartment of Biochemistry, Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts, USA
, MD,
Jun LiDepartment of Physiology, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
, MD,
Jiaqing MaCenter of Functional Experiment, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
, MD &
Lechun LuDepartment of Physiology, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, PhD
Pages 476-478 | Published online: 21 Dec 2016

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