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Polymorphism in gene coding for ACE determines different development of myocardial fibrosis in rats.
American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology - 1 Feb 2004
Ocaranza María Paz, Díaz-Araya Guillermo, Carreño Juan E, Muñoz David, Riveros Juan Pablo, Jalil Jorge E, Lavandero Sergio
Abstract excerpt
In humans, the effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphisms in cardiovascular disease is still controversial. In the rat, a microsatellite marker in the ACE gene allows differentiation of the ACE gene polymorphism among strains with different ACE levels. We tested the hypothesis that this ACE gene polymorphism determines the extent of cardiac fibrosis induced by isoproterenol (Iso) in the rat....
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