Angiotensin I converting enzyme gene: regulation, polymorphism and implications in cardiovascular diseases.

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/15.suppl_d.24

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Angiotensin I converting enzyme gene: regulation, polymorphism and implications in cardiovascular diseases.

European heart journal - 1 Dec 1994

Soubrier F, Nadaud S, Williams T A

Abstract excerpt

Angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE), also called dipeptidyl-carboxypeptidase I (DCP I), is a zinc metallopeptidase widely distributed on the surface of endothelial and epithelial cells. Its role in the vasoactive peptide, the metabolism of the two active peptides, angiotensin and bradykinin, an...

Topics

Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
Genotype
Humans
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular
Myocardial Infarction
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic

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