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Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism and its association with essential hypertension in a Tibetan population.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 May 2002
Gesang Luobu, Liu Guozhang, Cen Weijun, Qiu Changchun, Zhuoma Ciren, Zhuang Lanping, Ren Dan, Pincuo Zhaxi, Chan Yong
Abstract excerpt
There is strong evidence to support the idea that the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of essential hypertension (EH) and its complications. However, existing data about the association of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism with blood pressure is conflicting, mainly due to racial differences and environmental exposure status. We...
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