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Polymorphisms of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 gene confer a risk to lone atrial fibrillation in Chinese male patients.
Chinese medical journal - 1 Jan 2013
Wang Shu-Xia, Tao Tao, Fu Zhi-Qing, Xie Xiang-Zhu, Wang Hao, Wang Yu-Tang
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BACKGROUND: Growing epidemiologic evidence has indicated that genetics can predispose individuals to the occurrence of lone atrial fibrillation (AF). The angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) gene has been established to be associated with hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy. The objective of our study was to investigate the association of ACE2 gene polymorphisms with lone AF. METHODS: A total of 265...
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