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Variant angina is not associated with angiotensin I converting enzyme gene polymorphism but rather with smoking.
Coronary artery disease - 1 Jun 1999
Kim H S, Lee M M, Oh B H, Song J M, Park S K, Yoo K Y, Park Y B, Choi Y S, Lee Y W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) perhaps plays roles in regulating coronary vasomotor tone by producing angiotensin II and degrading bradykinin. OBJECTIVES: We sought to investigate the role of ACE gene polymorphism in the pathogenesis of variant angina and to compare it with that of other clinical risk factors for male patients with variant angina and age-matched and sex-matched control subjects....
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