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Study of the association between Alzheimer's disease and angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism using DNA from lymphocytes.
European neurology - 1 Jan 2002
Cheng Chih-Ya, Hong Chen-Jee, Liu Hsiu-Chih, Liu Tsung-Yun, Tsai Shih-Jen
Abstract excerpt
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) may play a role in cognition and memory. A recent study found that a 287-bp insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the ACE gene is associated with susceptibility to Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, this finding has not been replicated by all studies. These discrepancies may be due to the difference in ethnic background. Therefore, we investigated the possibility of such an...
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