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Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism and premature coronary heart disease.
Clinical science (London, England : 1979) - 1 Sept 2000
van Bockxmeer F M, Mamotte C D, Burke V, Taylor R R
Abstract excerpt
Since the initial report of the association of the deletion/insertion (D/I) polymorphism in the gene for angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) with myocardial infarction (MI), there has been considerable controversy. Some have found the D allele to be associated with MI, coronary heart disease (CHD) or other cardiac pathology, while others have not. In the present study 713 consecutive patients, < 50 years of age,...
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