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Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene and retinal arteriolar narrowing: the Funagata Study.
Journal of human hypertension - 1 Dec 2009
Tanabe Y, Kawasaki R, Wang J J, Wong T Y, Mitchell P, Daimon M, Oizumi T, Kato T, Kawata S, Kayama T, Yamashita H
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism is associated with retinal arteriolar narrowing, a subclinical marker of chronic hypertension. The Funagata Study examined a population-based sample of Japanese aged 35+ years; 368 participants had both retinal vessel diameter measurements and ACE insertion/deletion (ACE I/D) polymorphism analyses...
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