Article
Frequency of a deletion polymorphism in the gene for angiotensin converting enzyme is increased in African-Americans with hypertension.
American journal of hypertension - 1 Aug 1994
Duru K, Farrow S, Wang J M, Lockette W, Kurtz T
Abstract excerpt
In white populations, a deletion polymorphism in the gene for angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) appears to be associated with increased risk for myocardial infarction but not for hypertension. In a population-association study in African-Americans, we compared the frequency of the ACE deletion polymorphism in subjects with hypertension versus those with normal blood pressure. The frequency of the ACE deletion...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Black People
- Gene Deletion
- Genotype
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A