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Angiotensin-converting enzyme I/D polymorphism and the risk of thoracic aortic dissection in Chinese Han population.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Feb 2013
Jing Quanmin, Wang Xiaozeng, Ma Yingyan, Yang Ming, Huang Guiqi, Zhao Xin, Han Yaling
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Thoracic aortic dissection (TAD) is a catastrophic cardiovascular disease and is thought to have a genetic basis. Various studies have indicated that renin-angiotensin system plays an important role in the pathogenesis of aortic disease. To determine the association of the I/D polymorphism of ACE gene with the risk of TAD in a Chinese Han population, a hospital-based case-control study was designed consisting of...
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