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A genetic study of angiotensin I-converting enzyme levels in human semen.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 1 Feb 1995
Williams T A, Villard E, Prigent Y, Dadoune J P, Soubrier F
Abstract excerpt
The plasma level of angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) has been shown to be under genetic control. An insertion/deletion polymorphism in the ACE gene is associated with differences in the level of ACE in the plasma and inside T-lymphocytes. An ACE isoform is present in large amounts in spermatozoa and is expressed under an alternative, germ cell-specific promoter, whereas ACE present in the seminal fluid is...
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