Angiotensin-converting enzyme in the human heart. Effect of the deletion/insertion polymorphism.

doi:10.1161/01.cir.92.6.1387

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Angiotensin-converting enzyme in the human heart. Effect of the deletion/insertion polymorphism.

Circulation - 15 Sept 1995

Danser A H, Schalekamp M A, Bax W A, van den Brink A M, Saxena P R, Riegger G A, Schunkert H

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BACKGROUND: An insertion (I)/deletion (D) polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene has been associated with differences in the plasma levels of ACE as well as with myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathy, left ventricular hypertrophy, and coronary artery disease. METHODS AND RES...

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Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Gene Deletion
Genotype
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardium
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
Polymorphism, Genetic

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