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Prevalence of the angiotensin I converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism, plasma angiotensin converting enzyme activity, and left ventricular mass in a normotensive Chilean population.
American journal of hypertension - 1 Jul 1999
Jalil J E, Piddo A M, Cordova S, Chamorro G, Braun S, Jalil R, Vega J, Jadue'P L, Lavandero S, Lastra P
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of the different alleles of the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism and associated plasma ACE activity, as well as cardiac echocardiographic structure, in a healthy Chilean population. We selected 117 healthy normotensive subjects (aged 45 to 60 years, middle socioeconomic status, nonobese, and nondiabetic) from a...
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