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Effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme polymorphism on aortic elastic parameters in athletes.
Cardiology - 1 Jan 2005
Tanriverdi Halil, Evrengul Harun, Kaftan Asuman, Dursunoglu Dursun, Turgut Sebahat, Akda Beyza, Kiliç Mustafa
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BACKGROUND: Physiologic adaptations in an athlete's heart include increased left and right ventricular chamber size, left ventricular wall thickness and mass. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) is a key enzyme in angiotensin II production causing cardiac hypertrophy. 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...
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