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Homozygous deletion genotype of angiotensin converting enzyme confers protection against migraine in man.
Acta neurologica Taiwanica - 1 Sept 2005
Lin Juei-Jueng, Wang Po-Jen, Chen Chih-Hung, Yueh Kuo-Chu, Lin Shinn-Zong, Harn Horng-Jyh
Abstract excerpt
Studies have shown that migraine may have a major genetic component. Meanwhile, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene has been implicated as a genetic factor associated with migraine. We designed a case-control study to investigate the association between ACE and migraine in 240 migraine patients and 200 healthy controls, matched by age and sex. There was no significant difference in allelic frequency (I and...
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