Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism Associated with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome among Caucasians

Abstract

Studies investigating the association between angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion polymorphisms and the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) report conflicting results. The objective of the present study was to summarize quantitatively the evidence for such a relationship. Two investigators independently searched the MEDLINE (January 1966 - October 2009) and EMBASE (January 1980 - October 2009) databases. This meta-analysis included six case-control studies, which included 514 ARDS cases and 2619 controls. The combined results based on all studies showed that patients with ARDS had a significantly higher frequency of the ACE deletion/deletion (DD) genotype (odds ratio [OR] 1.56; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.22, 2.00) than controls. When stratifying for race, no significant differences in genotype distribution were found except that Caucasian patients with ARDS had a significantly higher frequency of the DD genotype (OR 1.65; 95% CI 1.27, 2.13) than controls. This meta-analysis suggests that ACE insertion/deletion polymorphisms may be associated with ARDS among Caucasians.

Keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome Angiotensin-converting enzyme Gene polymorphism Meta-analysis

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