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Low potentiality of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene insertion/deletion polymorphism as a useful predictive marker for carotid atherogenesis in a large general population of a Japanese city: the Suita study.
Stroke - 1 Jun 2001
Mannami T, Katsuya T, Baba S, Inamoto N, Ishikawa K, Higaki J, Ogihara T, Ogata J
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Some previous studies, almost all western, have investigated whether there is a relationship between the insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and carotid atherosclerosis. The results, however, have not been consistently positive. Further, there have been few investigations based on a large, general population. Therefore, the present study aimed...
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