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Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase and angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphisms among Saudi population from Qassim region.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Dec 2009
Algasham Abdullah, Ismail Hisham, Dewaidar Moataz, Settin Ahmad A
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BACKGROUND: Hypertension and cardiac diseases are multifactorial disorders with genetic background determined by multiple gene polymorphisms. METHODS: This work included 273 healthy unrelated subjects ethnically belonging to the Qassim region. Their age ranged from 18 to 60 years, with a median age of 20 years. They included 152 (55.7%) men and 121 (44.3%) women. Their DNAs were analyzed for genetic polymorphisms...
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