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Association of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 gene A/G polymorphism and elevated blood pressure in Chinese patients with metabolic syndrome.
The Journal of laboratory and clinical medicine - 1 Feb 2006
Zhong Jian, Yan Zhengchen, Liu Daoyan, Ni Yinxing, Zhao Zhigang, Zhu Shanjun, Tepel Martin, Zhu Zhiming
Abstract excerpt
To establish whether angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) gene A/G single nucleotide polymorphism is associated with hypertension in Chinese patients with metabolic syndrome. The study was conducted in 353 patients with metabolic syndrome. The alleles of the ACE2 A/G polymorphism, which is located on the X chromosome, were detected using polymerase chain reaction and subsequent cleavage by Alu I restriction...
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