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Sex difference in the effect of ACE-DD genotype on the risk of premature myocardial infarction.
Angiology - 1 Jan 2000
Petrovic Daniel, Bregar Dejan, Guzic-Salobir Barbara, Skof Erik, Span Matjaz, Terzić Rifet, Petrovic Mojca Globocnik, Keber Irena, Letonja Mitja, Zorc Marjeta, Podbregar Matej, Peterlin Borut
Abstract excerpt
In this association study the authors compared the insertion/deletion (I/D) angiotensin-I converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism in females and males with premature myocardial infarction (MI). I/D ACE gene polymorphism was tested in 738 subjects: 302 patients with MI (151 men and 151 women) and 436 healthy subjects (207 men and 229 women). In women the ACE-DD genotype was not associated with MI (OR 1.1, 95% CI...
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