Article
Sequence variation in the human angiotensin converting enzyme.
Nature genetics - 1 May 1999
Rieder M J, Taylor S L, Clark A G, Nickerson D A
Abstract excerpt
Angiotensin converting enzyme (encoded by the gene DCP1, also known as ACE) catalyses the conversion of angiotensin I to the physiologically active peptide angiotensin II, which controls fluid-electrolyte balance and systemic blood pressure. Because of its key function in the renin-angiotensin sy...
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