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ACE I/D polymorphism study in a Cuban hypertensive population.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Mar 2007
Companioni Nápoles Osmel, Sautié Castellanos Miguel, Leal Lester, Casalvilla Racmar, Camacho Hamlet, Ferrer Annia, Cintado Alberto, Villareal Adelaida, Benítez Jesús V, Nazabal Marcelo, Velasco Javier García Pérez, Cabalé Beatriz, Novoa Lidia I, Dueñas Marta
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BACKGROUND: The angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) is a key protein of the renin angiotensin system, whose main function is the conversion of angiotensin I to II. ACE is involved in the physiological control of blood pressure and it is a candidate gene for essential hypertension in humans. We tested the relevance of the ACE insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in our population. METHODS: We recruited 243...
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