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The association between angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism and coronary calcification. The Rotterdam Coronary Calcification Study.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Sept 2005
Oei Hok-Hay S, Sayed-Tabatabaei Fakhredin A, Hofman Albert, Oudkerk Matthijs, van Duijn Cornelia M, Witteman Jacqueline C M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: An insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in the gene encoding angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) has been associated with serum ACE levels. The association between the ACE I/D polymorphism and coronary heart disease is unclear. Electron-beam-computed tomography (EBT) is a technique t...
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