Article
Relationship between genetic variants of ACE2 gene and circulating levels of ACE2 and its metabolites.
Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics - 1 Apr 2018
Chen Y Y, Zhang P, Zhou X M, Liu D, Zhong J C, Zhang C J, Jin L J, Yu H M
Abstract excerpt
WHAT IS KNOWN: Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) plays an important role in the development of essential hypertension (EH). Genetic factors remarkably influence circulating ACE2 level. OBJECTIVE: Because heritability had remarkable effects on circulating ACE2, we designed this study to shed light on whether circulating levels of ACE2, angiotensin-(1-7) and angiotensin-(1-9) were linked to single nucleotide...
Topics
- Aged
- Alleles
- Angiotensin I
- Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
- Blood Pressure
- Essential Hypertension
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
