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The Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism Modifies Exercise-Induced Muscle Metabolism.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Vaughan David, Brogioli Michael, Maier Thomas, White Andy, Waldron Sarah, Rittweger Jörn, Toigo Marco, Wettstein Jessica, Laczko Endre, Flück Martin
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: A silencer region (I-allele) within intron 16 of the gene for the regulator of vascular perfusion, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), is implicated in phenotypic variation of aerobic fitness and the development of type II diabetes. We hypothesised that the reportedly lower aerobic performance in non-carriers compared to carriers of the ACE I-allele, i.e. ACE-DD vs. ACE-ID/ACE-II genotype, is...
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