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No relation between angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism and smoking dependence.
Scandinavian journal of clinical and laboratory investigation - 1 Jan 2004
Hubacek J A, Adamkova V, Skodova Z, Lanska V, Poledne R
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BACKGROUND: Smoking as a major risk factor for development of cancer and cardiovascular disease is thought to be partially genetically determined. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is an association between insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and smoking status and the number of cigarettes smoked per week. METHODS: Using polymerase chain reaction, I/D...
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