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ArticleProstate cancer2020

Association of Angiotensin I Converting Enzyme Insertion/287 bp Deletion Polymorphisms and Proliferative Prostatic Diseases among Lebanese Men.

Asmahan A El Ezzi, Jordan M Clawson, Mohammed A El-Saidi, Wissam R Zaidan, Abigail Kovash, Jeremy Orellana, AnnaKarina Thornock, Ruhul H Kuddus

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Article in Prostate cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Asmahan A El EzziRadioimmunoassay Laboratory, Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission, Beirut, Lebanon.
Jordan M ClawsonDepartment of Biology, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, USA.
Mohammed A El-SaidiDepartment of Strategic Management and Operations, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, USA.
Wissam R ZaidanRadioimmunoassay Laboratory, Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission, Beirut, Lebanon.
Abigail KovashDepartment of Biology, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, USA.
Jeremy OrellanaDepartment of Biology, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, USA.
AnnaKarina ThornockDepartment of Biology, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, USA.
Ruhul H KuddusDepartment of Biology, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0697-1628
Utah Valley University · USLebanese University · LB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAngiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) insertion (I) and 287 bp Alu repeat DNA fragment deletion (D) polymorphisms have been indicated in various cancers. Here, we investigated I/D polymorphisms in prostate cancer (PCa) and benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) among Lebanese men.

methodsBlood DNA extracted from 69 control subjects, 69 subjects with clinically confirmed PCa, and 69 subjects with clinical BPH, all the subjects were aged 50 years or older, was subjected to the polymerase chain reaction. The PCR products were resolved in polyacrylamide gels to determine II, ID, and DD genotypes. The odds ratios (OR), 95% confidence intervals (CI), and

resultsThe proportions of II, ID, and DD genotypes were significantly different from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium for BPH and PCa groups (but not the control group), mostly due to overabundance of the ID genotypes. There was no significant difference in the I and D allele frequencies between the control groups and the affected groups. The ratio of (DD + ID)/II is significantly lower among the control group compared to the BPH group (RR = 8.92,

conclusionsOur data indicate that the D allele of the I/D polymorphisms of the ACE gene is associated with increased risk of BPH, and the ID genotype is a risk factor for both BPH and PCa among Lebanese males.

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