Publications

Ahmadi N, Shapiro GK, Chung SA and Shapiro CM (2009). Clinical diagnosis of sleep apnea based on single night of polysomnography vs. two nights of polysomnography. Sleep Breath. 13: 221-226. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11325-008-0234-2 PMid:19067010   Barcelo A, Elorza MA, Barbe F, Santos C, et al. (2001). Angiotensin converting enzyme in patients with sleep apnoea syndrome: plasma activity and gene polymorphisms. Eur. Respir. J. 17: 728-732. http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/09031936.01.17407280 PMid:11401071   Barley J, Blackwood A, Carter ND, Crews DE, et al. (1994). Angiotensin converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism: association with ethnic origin. J. Hypertens. 12: 955-957. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00004872-199408000-00014 PMid:7814855   Benjamin JA, Moller M, Ebden P, Bartle I, et al. (2008). Serum angiotensin converting enzyme and the obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome. J. Clin. Sleep Med. 4: 325-331. PMid:18763423 PMCid:2542488   Bostrom KB, Hedner J, Melander O, Grote L, et al. (2007). Interaction between the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene insertion/deletion polymorphism and obstructive sleep apnoea as a mechanism for hypertension. J. Hypertens. 25: 779-783. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0b013e328017f6d5 PMid:17351369   Gu XQ, Liu DB and Wan GP (2006). Polymorphism of angiotensin converting enzyme genes in children with obstructive sleep apnea-syndrome. Zhonghua Er. Ke. Za Zhi. 44: 874-875. PMid:17274884   Kanazawa H, Okamoto T, Hirata K and Yoshikawa J (2000). Deletion polymorphisms in the angiotensin converting enzyme gene are associated with pulmonary hypertension evoked by exercise challenge in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 162: 1235-1238. http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm.162.4.9909120 PMid:11029323   Koyama RG, Drager LF, Lorenzi-Filho G, Cintra FD, et al. (2009). Reciprocal interactions of obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension associated with ACE I/D polymorphism in males. Sleep Med. 10: 1107-1111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2008.12.012 PMid:19482546   Li S, Cao J and Chen BY (2004a). Investigation of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism in obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome. Zhongguo Hu Xi Yu Wei Zhong Jian Hu Za Zhi 3: 350-353.   Li Y, Zhang W, Wang T, Lu H, et al. (2004b). Study on the polymorphism of angiotensin converting enzyme genes and serum angiotensin II level in patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome accompanied hypertension. Lin. Chuang. Er. Bi Yan. Hou Ke. Za Zhi 18: 456-459. PMid:15571307   Li WQ, Li WQ, Li CQ, Liao WS, et al. (2006). Investigation of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism in obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome patients with XU YU ZHENG. Zhongguo Zhong Yi Yao Ke Ji 13: 75-79.   Lin L, Finn L, Zhang J, Young T, et al. (2004). Angiotensin-converting enzyme, sleep-disordered breathing, and hypertension. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 170: 1349-1353. http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/rccm.200405-616OC PMid:15447944   Ogus C, Ket S, Bilgen T, Keser I, et al. (2010). Insertion/deletion polymorphism and serum activity of the angiotensin-converting enzyme in Turkish patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Biochem. Genet. 48: 516-523. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10528-010-9335-2 PMid:20182789   Ozen S, Alikasifoglu M, Tuncbilek E, Bakkaloglu A, et al. (1997). Polymorphisms in angiotensin converting enzyme gene and reflux nephropathy: a genetic predisposition to scar formation? Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 12: 2031-2033. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.ndt.a027788 PMid:9306373   Palmer LJ, Buxbaum SG, Larkin EK, Patel SR, et al. (2004). Whole genome scan for obstructive sleep apnea and obesity in African-American families. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 169: 1314-1321. http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/rccm.200304-493OC PMid:15070816   Ping F, Zhao JC, Zhang XQ, Gao FQ, et al. (2001). Association of the polymorphism of angiotensin converting enzyme with OSAS and OSAS accompanied by hypertension. Chin. Gen. Pract. 4: 24-26.   Rohatgi PK (1982). Serum angiotensin converting enzyme in pulmonary disease. Lung 160: 287-301. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02719304 PMid:6292587   Seckin D, Ilhan N, Ilhan N and Ozbay Y (2006). The relationship between ACE insertion/deletion polymorphism and coronary artery disease with or without myocardial infarction. Clin. Biochem. 39: 50-54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2005.10.003 PMid:16303122   Varvarigou V, Dahabreh IJ, Malhotra A and Kales SN (2011). A review of genetic association studies of obstructive sleep apnea: field synopsis and meta-analysis. Sleep 34: 1461-1468. PMid:22043116 PMCid:3198201   Xiao Y, Huang X, Qiu C, Zhu X, et al. (1999). Angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene polymorphism in Chinese patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. Chin. Med. J. 112: 701-704.   Yaggi HK, Concato J, Kernan WN, Lichtman JH, et al. (2005). Obstructive sleep apnea as a risk factor for stroke and death. N. Engl. J. Med. 353: 2034-2041. http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa043104 PMid:16282178   Yakut T, Karkucak M, Ursavas A, Gulten T, et al. (2010). Lack of association of ACE gene I/D polymorphism with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in Turkish patients. Genet Mol Res. 9: 734-738. http://dx.doi.org/10.4238/vol9-2gmr755 PMid:20449805   Zhang J, Zhao B, Gesongluobu, Sun Y, et al. (2000). Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in hypertensive patients with different degrees of obstructive sleep apnea. Hypertens. Res. 23: 407- 411. http://dx.doi.org/10.1291/hypres.23.407 PMid:11016793   Zhang LQ, Yao WZ, He QY, Wang YZ, et al. (2004). Association of polymorphisms in the angiotensin system genes with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome. Zhonghua Jie. He. He. Hu Xi Za Zhi 27: 507-510. PMid:15387996