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Lack of association between angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism and type I aortic dissection.
The Journal of international medical research - 1 Jan 2000
Tangurek B, Ketenci B, Ozay B, Ozer N, Yilmaz H, Sayar N, Ciloglu F, Gorur A, Bolca O
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism and type I aortic dissection was examined in 205 unrelated hypertensives. A total of 94 patients underwent emergency repair due to type I aortic dissection, confirmed by computed tomography, and the remaining 111 were controls. Polymerase chain reaction was used to confirm that ACE gene polymorphism was due to insertion (I) or deletion...
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