Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Gene I/D Polymorphism in Pakistani Rheumatic Heart Disease Patients and Healthy Controls
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Background: Valve scarring and collagen deposition are crucial in pathogenesis of Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD), an autoimmune disorder of the heart. Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme (ACE) plays a major role in fibrous tissue formation.