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Relationships between blood pressure, polymorphism of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), body composition and biochemical characteristics in elderly Slovaks.
Anthropologischer Anzeiger; Bericht uber die biologisch-anthropologische Literatur - 1 Jun 2008
Siváková Daniela, Lajdová Alica, Basistová Zuzana, Cvícelová Marta, Karabová Patrícia, Blazícek Pavel
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that several specific environmental factors and candidate genes influence the human variation in blood pressure. The aim of this study was to investigate variables associated with blood pressure; with a particular emphasis on the differences in insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the human angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), the body composition and the recognized...
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