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ACE insertion/deletion polymorphism and its relationships to the components of metabolic syndrome in elderly Slovaks.
Anthropologischer Anzeiger; Bericht uber die biologisch-anthropologische Literatur - 1 Mar 2009
Siváková Daniela, Lajdová Alica, Basistová Zuzana, Cvícelová Marta, Blazícek Pavel
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to assess clustering of Metabolic Syndrome components in aged Slovaks, and to investigate whether insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the human angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene is associated with this syndrome. Data were available from 374 Slovak participants (200 females and 174 males) ranging in age between 60 and 90 years. ACE I/D polymorphism was determined by PCR...
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