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ACE I/D polymorphism in Indian patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and dilated cardiomyopathy.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry - 1 Apr 2008
Rai Taranjit Singh, Dhandapany Perundurai Subramaniam, Ahluwalia Tarunveer Singh, Bhardwaj Monica, Bahl Ajay, Talwar Kewal Krishan, Nair Krishnakumar, Rathinavel Andiappan, Khullar Madhu
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AIM: The study was carried to determine the association of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism with the risk of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), and restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM). METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 174 patients diagnosed with cardiomyopathy (118 with HCM, 51 with DCM, and 5 with RCM) and 164 ethnically, age- and gender-matched...
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