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Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene insertion/deletion polymorphism frequency in normotensive children with a positive family history of essential hypertension.
Journal of paediatrics and child health - 1 Dec 2009
Camci Lale, Kilic Zubeyir, Dinleyici Ener Cagri, Muslumanoglu Hamza, Tepeli Emre, Ucar Birsen
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To evaluate the possible relationship between blood pressure (BP) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in normotensive children with a positive family history of essential hypertension (EHT). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Three hundred seventy-six randomly selected normotensive schoolchildren (147 boys, 229 girls) between the ages of seven and 17 years were enrolled....
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