Article
Genotype-corrected reference values for serum angiotensin-converting enzyme.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Dec 2006
Biller H, Zissel G, Ruprecht B, Nauck M, Busse Grawitz A, Müller-Quernheim J
Abstract excerpt
The deletion (D)/insertion (I) polymorphism in intron 16 of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene has the greatest impact on serum ACE level in Caucasians of any factor yet discovered. The aim of the present study was to establish new ACE genotype-corrected normal ranges for serum ACE level in a population of central European origin. After a medical examination, 159 healthy Caucasians volunteered to donate...
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