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Is the association between ACE genes and blood pressure mediated by postnatal growth during the first 3 years?
Early human development - 1 Jun 2012
Min JungWon, Kim Young Ju, Lee Hwayoung, Park Eun Ae, Cho Su Jin, Hong Young Mi, Oh Se-Young, Ha Eunhee, Kang DukHee, Park Hyesook
Abstract excerpt
Unlike the defined role of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene in adult hypertension, ACE gene did not show direct influence on childhood blood pressure (BP), rather, seemed to be related to childhood growth with age-dependent characteristics. Thus, we examined intermediate effects of postnatal growth between the ACE polymorphisms and BP. We analyzed data from 257 children born in 2001-04 at Ewha Womans...
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