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Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene I/D polymorphism increases the susceptibility to hypertension and additive diseases: A study on North Indian patients
30 Mar 2016
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) is the key enzyme of the renin angiotensin system (RAS) which maintains the blood pressure homeostasis in our body. The association of the ACE insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism with essential hypertension has been demonstrated by many studies. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the association of the insertion/deletion polymorphism of the ACE gene with...
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