The angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene polymorphism: implication in hypertension and myocardial infarction.

doi:10.1097/00041552-199401000-00003

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The angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene polymorphism: implication in hypertension and myocardial infarction.

Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension - 1 Jan 1994

Soubrier F, Cambien F

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The angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene is one of the major genes of the renin-angiotensin and kallikrein-kinin systems and is a candidate gene for several cardiovascular diseases for which a genetic predisposition has been established. Based on analysis of the level of the enzyme in plasma, a g...

Topics

Animals
Cardiovascular Diseases
Genetic Markers
Humans
Hypertension
Myocardial Infarction
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic

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