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Angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism is associated with severity of coronary artery disease in men with high total cholesterol levels.
Journal of applied genetics - 1 May 2012
Borzyszkowska Joanna, Stanislawska-Sachadyn Anna, Wirtwein Marcin, Sobiczewski Wojciech, Ciecwierz Dariusz, Targonski Radoslaw, Gruchala Marcin, Rynkiewicz Andrzej, Limon Janusz
Abstract excerpt
This study examines whether renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system gene polymorphisms: ACE (encoding for angiotensin converting enzyme) c.2306-117_404 I/D, AGTR1 (encoding for angiotensin II type-1 receptor) c.1080*86A>C and CYP11B2 (encoding for aldosterone synthase) c.-344C>T are associated with the extension of coronary atherosclerosis in a group of 647 patients who underwent elective coronary angiography. The...
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