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The role of angiotensin-converting enzyme and apolipoprotein-E gene polymorphisms on lipid compositions in newborn infants with intrauterine growth restriction.
Early human development - 1 Jul 2004
Akisu Mete, Balim Zuhal, Cetin Hasan, Kosova Buket, Yalaz Mehmet, Topcuoglu Nejat, Kultursay Nilgun
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Recent findings suggest that hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease are more common in adults who born with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Several studies have shown that polymorphisms in angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and apolipoprotein-E (Apo-E) are effective in developing the insulin resistance and also in increasing the risk of coronary heart disease. In present...
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