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Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism and the risk of ischemic stroke in a South Indian population.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Sept 2008
Munshi Anjana, Sultana Shehnaz, Kaul Subhash, Reddy B Pulla, Alladi Suvarna, Jyothy A
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Stroke is one of the most complex diseases with several subtypes, arising from numerous gene-gene and gene-environmental interactions. The aim of our study was to investigate whether the insertion/deletion polymorphism in Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene is associated with ischemic stroke in a South Indian population. One hundred and sixty two patients and one hundred and fifty controls were studied for the...
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