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Association of coronary artery disease with polymorphisms of angiotensin-converting enzyme and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene.
Indian heart journal - 1 Jan 2000
Dalal Ashwin B, Tewari Deepshikha, Tewari Satyendra, Sharma Mukesh K, Pradhan Mandakani, Gupta Usha Rani, Sinha Nakul, Agarwal Sarita
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OBJECTIVE: Angiotensin-converting enzyme plays an important role in maintaining blood pressure, while methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase is involved in homocysteine metabolism. As hypertension and elevated homocysteine levels are among the various risk factors for coronary artery disease, the two polypeptides might need to be considered while determining the risk. Our study aimed to assess the association...
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