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Gender difference of serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity in DD genotype of ACE insertion/deletion polymorphism in elderly Chinese.
Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS - 1 Dec 2014
Zhang Ya-Feng, Cheng Qiong, Tang Nelson L S, Chu Tanya T W, Tomlinson Brian, Liu Fan, Kwok Timothy C Y
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INTRODUCTION: In this study we investigated the gender difference of serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity in a population of Hong Kong-dwelling elderly Chinese. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 1767 (843 male, 924 female) Hong Kong-dwelling elderly Chinese were recruited. ACE I/D genotypes were identified by polymerase chain reaction amplification and serum ACE activity was determined using a...
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