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Genotype-phenotype associations between chymase and angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphisms in chronic systolic heart failure patients.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Aug 2008
Amir Ruthie E, Amir Offer, Paz Hagar, Sagiv Moran, Mor Roi, Sagiv Michael, Lewis Basil S
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PURPOSE: Angiotensin II, which plays a crucial role in the myocardial remodeling process of heart failure, is generated via the angiotensin-converting enzyme and chymase pathways. We studied angiotensin-converting enzyme and chymase-1 polymorphisms in patients with systolic heart failure and the correlation with clinical status and left ventricular function. METHODS: We genotyped 195 patients with heart failure...
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