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Polymorphism of the angiotensin converting enzyme gene and blood pressure in a Japanese general population (the Shigaraki Study).
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Nov 2002
Tamaki Shinji, Nakamura Yasuyuki, Tsujita Yasuyuki, Nozaki Akihiko, Amamoto Kenji, Kadowaki Takashi, Kita Yoshikuni, Okamura Tomonori, Iwai Naoharu, Kinoshita Masahiko, Ueshima Hirotsugu
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies have described a linkage between angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism and hypertension in a large number of hypertensive sibs. Moreover, among Japanese, the DD genotype of the ACE gene has been reported to be a genetically predisposing factor for hypertension in a large general population. However, there is some controversy regarding the association between the ACE...
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