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Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism modulates the human in vivo metabolism of bradykinin.
Circulation - 22 Aug 2000
Murphey L J, Gainer J V, Vaughan D E, Brown N J
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BACKGROUND: Bradykinin is a cardioprotective peptide metabolized by the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE). An insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in the ACE gene determines plasma ACE levels. The D allele is associated with cardiovascular disease, which may relate to enhanced angiotensin II p...
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