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Cardiovascular effects of I/D angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism in healthy subjects. Findings after follow-up of six years.
Acta cardiologica - 1 Aug 2005
Di Pasquale Pietro, Cannizzaro Sergio, Scalzo Sebastiano, Maringhini Giorgio, Pipitone Fernanda, Fasullo Sergio, Giubilato Alfonso, Ganci Filippo, Vitale Giuseppe, Sarullo Filippo M, Paterna Salvatore
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BACKGROUND: An increasing number of studies with conflicting results regarding the association between angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene deletion polymorphism and cardiovascular disease has recently been published. The present prospective long-term study was conducted to evaluate whether the DD genotype could also be associated with a higher prevalence of hypertension in healthy subjects over 6 years of...
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