Article
Impact of angiotensin I converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphisms on dilated cardiomyopathy and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy risk.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Yang Jianmin, Zhao Yunhan, Hao Panpan, Meng Xiao, Dong Mei, Wang Ying, Zhang Yun, Zhang Cheng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Genetic factors in the pathogenesis of cardiomyopathies have received a lot attention during the past two decades. Angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphisms were found to be associated with cardiomyopathies. However, the previous results were inconsistent. The current meta-analysis aims to examine the association of ACE I/D polymorphisms and dilated cardiomyopathy...
Topics
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- INDEL Mutation
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
- Polymorphism, Genetic
