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Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism and coronary reactivity in young men.
Scandinavian journal of clinical and laboratory investigation - 1 Jan 2007
Kähönen M, Lehtimäki T, Laaksonen R, Janatuinen T, Vesalainen R, Laine H, Raitakari O T, Nuutila P, Knuuti J, Nieminen T
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of the study was to examine whether the insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene affects the vasodilatory properties of coronary arteries in healthy men. The ACE genotypes of 128 men (mean age 35 +/- 4 years) were determined and related to myocardial blood flow. The blood flow was measured by positron emission tomography at rest and during vasodilation...
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