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Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene 2350 G/A polymorphism is associated with left ventricular hypertrophy but not essential hypertension.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Jan 2007
Pan Min, Zhu Jian-Hua, Liu Zhi-Hua, Jiang Wen-Ping, Cui Zhi-Chu, Yu Xiao-Hong, Li Hong-Mei, Yang Xiang-Jun
Abstract excerpt
The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene (ACE) is one of the most studied candidate genes related to essential hypertension (EH) and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). ACE rs4343 synonymous coding polymorphism (2350 G/A) is known among the polymorphisms of this gene to have the most significant effect on plasma ACE concentrations. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of this...
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