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Association between angiotensin-1 converting enzyme gene polymorphism and the metabolic syndrome in a Mexican population.
Experimental & molecular medicine - 30 Jun 2007
Alvarez-Aguilar Cleto, Enríquez-Ramírez Maria Lucia, Figueroa-Nuñez Benigno, Gómez-García Anel, Rodríguez-Ayala Ernesto, Morán-Moguel Cristina, Farías-Rodríguez Victor Manuel, Mino-León Dolores, López-Meza Joel Edmundo
Abstract excerpt
Metabolic Syndrome (MS) is recognized as a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors. All components of MS have a genetic base. Genes of the renin angiotensin system are potential candidate genes for MS. We investigated whether angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism increases susceptibility to MS as an entity in a Mexican population. In a cross-sectional study, 514 individuals were studied including...
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