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Molecular variant of angiotensinogen gene is associated with coronary atherosclerosis.
Circulation - 15 Feb 1995
Ishigami T, Umemura S, Iwamoto T, Tamura K, Hibi K, Yamaguchi S, Nyuui N, Kimura K, Miyazaki N, Ishii M
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BACKGROUND: A positive association was previously reported between angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism and several cardiovascular diseases, such as myocardial infarction, left ventricular hypertrophy, and restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Plasma ACE activity and carotid-wall thickening measured by ultrasonography were related, and it was postulated that long-term...
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