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Association of angiotensin converting enzyme gene insertion/deletion polymorphism and familial hypercholesterolemia in the Saudi population.
Lipids in health and disease - 1 Dec 2013
Alharbi Khalid K, Kashour Tarek S, Al-Hussaini Wejdan, Al-Nbaheen May Salem, Mohamed Sarar, Hasanato Rana M W, Tamimi Waleed, Al-Naami Mohammed Yahya, Khan Imran Ali
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BACKGROUND: The study of the association between genotype and phenotype is of great importance for the prediction of multiple diseases and pathophysiological conditions. The relationship between angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) Insertion/Deletion (I/D) polymorphism and Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) has been not fully investigated in all the ethnicities. In this study we sought to determine the frequency...
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