Article
Meta-analysis of angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism and myocardial infarction in Han Chinese.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 17 Jul 2015
Zhao W, Ma S T, Cui L Q
Abstract excerpt
It has been suggested that the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism is linked to susceptibility to myocardial infarction (MI). In this study, we performed a meta-analysis to assess the relationship between ACE I/D polymorphism and MI in the Chinese Han population. Eight studies including a total of 1609 subjects were selected for inclusion in the analysis. The references...
Topics
- Asian People
- Confidence Intervals
- Ethnicity
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- INDEL Mutation
- Myocardial Infarction
- Odds Ratio
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
- Publication Bias
- Risk Factors
