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The deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene is associated with acute aortic dissection.
The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine - 1 Sept 2009
Kalay Nihat, Caglayan Okay, Akkaya Hasan, Ozdogru Ibrahim, Dogan Ali, Inanc Mehmet Tugrul, Kaya Mehmet Gungor, Ergin Ali, Topsakal Ramazan, Ciçek Davran, Eryol Namik Kemal, Tasdemir Kutay, Oguzhan Abdurrahman, Dundar Munis
Abstract excerpt
Aortic dissection (AD) is a disease characterized by tear of the aortic intimal layer and separation of the arterial wall. Some risk factor such as hypertension and Marfan syndrome is well known in AD. However, the role of genetic factors in AD is largely unknown. Insertion/deletion (I/D) polymor...
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