Article
[Effect of angiotensin converting enzyme genotype on endothelial function in healthy subjects].
Anadolu kardiyoloji dergisi : AKD = the Anatolian journal of cardiology - 1 Feb 2008
Tanriverdi Halil, Evrengül Harun, Dursunoğlu Dursun, Tüzün Nurullah, Turgut Sebahat, Turgut Günfer, Tanriverdi Seyhan, Kiliç Doğu, Kiliç Mustafa
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Endothelial dysfunction is an early marker of atherosclerosis. Angiotensin II and nitric oxide have important roles in maintaining the vascular tone. The existence of the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphisms has been known, and deletion (D) of the allele has been associated with coronary artery disease. As ACE genotype affects endothelial functions in the patients with risk factors...
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