Does the ACE gene I/D polymorphism affect the susceptibility to or prognosis of PBC?
In our limited sample, the angiotensin converting enzyme deletion genotype did not make a significant contribution to the pathogenesis or progression of primary biliary cirrhosis.
Ostrea edulis mitogenomic analyses show a high level of conservation within the genus Ostrea, whereas they show a high level of variation within the Ostreidae family. These features provide useful information for further evolutionary analysis of oyster mitogenomes.