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A case control association study of ACE gene polymorphism (I/D) with hypertension in Punjabi population from Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Clinical and experimental hypertension (New York, N.Y. : 1993) - 1 Jan 2018
Hussain Misbah, Awan Fazli Rabbi, Gujjar Amna, Hafeez Shakir, Islam Mehboob
Abstract excerpt
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) is a key component of renin angiotensin aldosterone system. It converts angiotensin I to angiotensin II. Insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of ACE gene is found associated with several complications. However, its association with hypertension and related metabolic diseases is still controversial. So, the aim of the present study was to check this association for Punjabi...
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