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[Relationship between angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism and essential hypertension in children].
Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics - 1 Nov 2011
Wu Fan, Li Guo-Lin, Song Xiao-Hua, Su Hai, Cao Xiao-Chun, Liu Yan-Ling, Ye Chun-Feng
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the relationship between insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of 287 bp in the 16th intron of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and essential hypertension in children. METHODS: I/D polymorphism of 287 bp in the 16th intron of ACE was detected using PCR in 105 children with essential hypertension and 105 normal children as control group. RESULTS: There was an I/D polymorphism in the 16th...
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