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Relationship between angiotensin-converting enzyme ID polymorphism and VO(2max) of Chinese males.
Life sciences - 3 Oct 2003
Zhao Bin, Moochhala Shabbir M, Tham Su yin, Lu Jia, Chia Michael, Byrne Christopher, Hu Qichen, Lee Lionel K H
Abstract excerpt
Several studies have shown that the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) I allele is associated with enhanced physical performance. We investigated whether this phenomenon is observed in a cohort of 67 Chinese men in Singapore. Angiotensin-converting enzyme ID polymorphism was typed with PCR method and maximal oxygen uptake (VO(2max)) of the DD, ID, and II genotypes was compared. Analysis of covariance revealed...
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