Open AccessDoes angiotensin-converting enzyme polymorphism have association with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia?
Author(s) -
Hemant K. Bid,
Parmeet Kaur Manchanda,
Rituraj Konwar,
Kasif Hanif,
Veeyak,
Vishwajeet Singh
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.74438
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperplasia , lower urinary tract symptoms , logistic regression , angiotensin converting enzyme , genotype , urology , prostate , statistical significance , endocrinology , oncology , gene , genetics , blood pressure , biology , cancer
The aim of the study was to explore the putative significance of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism and its correlation with the lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).