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Angiotensin-converting enzyme polymorphism in healthy young subjects: relationship to left ventricular mass and functions.
Acta cardiologica - 1 Apr 2005
Dursunoglu Dursun, Evrengül Harun, Tanriverdi Halil, Turgut Günfer, Genç Osman, Kaftan H Asuman, Kilic Mustafa
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OBJECTIVES: Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) is a key enzyme in the production of angiotensin II and thus may participate in the modulation of cardiac growth. The cloning of the ACE gene has made it possible to identify a deletion (D)-insertion (I) polymorphism that appears to affect the level of serum ACE activity. The aim of the study is to analyse the ACE gene I/D polymorphisms in healthy young subjects and...
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