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Association of angiotensin-converting enzyme and angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 gene polymorphisms with essential hypertension in the population of Odisha, India.
Annals of human biology - 1 Jan 2000
Patnaik Manisha, Pati Pallabi, Swain Surendra N, Mohapatra Manoj K, Dwibedi Bhagirathi, Kar Shantanu K, Ranjit Manoranjan
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BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a serious health issue worldwide and essential hypertension, which includes 90-95% of the cases, is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Identification of these factors may help in control of this disease. The Insertion/Deletion (I/D) polymorphism in Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) gene and rs2106809 (C > T) polymorphism in Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2)...
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