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The relation between obesity, abdominal fat deposit and the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene I/D polymorphism and its association with coronary heart disease.
International journal of obesity (2005) - 1 Jan 2005
Riera-Fortuny C, Real J T, Chaves F J, Morales-Suárez-Varela M, Martínez-Triguero M L, Morillas-Ariño C, Hernández-Mijares A
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OBJECTIVE: To analyse the relation between overweight, obesity and fat distribution with I/D polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene and its association with coronary heart disease (CHD). DESIGN: Cross-sectional, case-control study. SUBJECTS: A total of 185 cases (141 males)...
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