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Angiotensin-converting-enzyme gene polymorphism and heart failure: a case-control study.
Biomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals - 1 Jan 2000
Covolo L, Gelatti U, Metra M, Donato F, Nodari S, Pezzali N, Dei Cas L, Nardi G
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Heart failure (HF) is the final outcome of virtually all cardiovascular diseases and is a major and increasingly serious public health problem. The renin-angiotensin system plays an important role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. Insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) has attracted significant attention; it has been extensively investigated in a spectrum of...
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