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Angiotensin II type-I receptor and ACE polymorphisms and risk of myocardial infarction in men and women.
European journal of clinical investigation - 1 Dec 2000
Kee F, Morrison C, Poirier O, McCrum E, Mallet C, Nicaud V, McMaster D, Dallongeville J, Fruchart J C, Evans A E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Findings relating an association between an insertion/deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene and myocardial infarction (MI) have been mixed. While other loci, such as the angiotensin II type-I receptor (AT1R), may modulate risk, few studies have adequately documented the risk in women. We aimed to study whether the findings in respect of ACE and AT1R in UK men were borne...
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