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Angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene (I/D) polymorphism in patients with migraine.
Headache - 1 Jan 2013
Horasanlı Bahriye, Ataç F Belgin, Çöven İlker, Karakurum Goksel Basak, Benli Sibel
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In addition to the wide expression in many tissues including vascular endothelial cells, production of angiotensin II and degradation of bradykinin may indicate that angiotensin-converting enzyme could be involved in vascular tension and blood pressure. It has been reported that the deletion allele of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene is associated with increased serum angiotensin-converting enzyme levels...
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