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ACE-Triggered Hypertension Incites Stroke: Genetic, Molecular, and Therapeutic Aspects.
Neuromolecular medicine - 1 Jun 2020
Vasudeva Kanika, Balyan Renuka, Munshi Anjana
Abstract excerpt
Stroke is the second largest cause of death worldwide. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene has emerged as an important player in the pathogenesis of hypertension and consequently stroke. It encodes ACE enzyme that converts the inactive decapeptide angiotensin I to active octapeptide, angiotensin II (Ang II). Dysregulation in the expression of ACE gene, on account of genetic variants or regulation by miRNAs,...
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