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Lack of an association between angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism and peripheral arterial occlusive disease.
Vascular medicine (London, England) - 1 May 2004
Karagiannis Asterios, Balaska Katerina, Tziomalos Konstantinos, Gerasimidis Thomas, Karamanos Dimitrios, Papayeoryiou Athanasios, Zamboulis Chrysanthos
Abstract excerpt
Numerous factors have been reported to influence the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. The angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) gene is a candidate gene for atherosclerotic-related disease. In the present study, the association between the polymorphism of the ACE gene and peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) was investigated. Using polymerase chain reaction techniques, 100 patients (age 66.7 +/- 7.7...
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