Article
Polymorphisms in the gene encoding angiotensin 1-converting enzyme and relationship to its post-translational product in cerebral infarction.
Journal of human hypertension - 1 Aug 1994
Sharma P, Carter N D, Barley J, Lunt R, Seymour C A, Brown M M
Abstract excerpt
There is increasing evidence to suggest that the gene encoding angiotensin 1-converting enzyme (ACE) plays a significant part in cardiac disease risk. It is not clear if this risk is due to atherosclerotic factors in general or whether its influence is local to cardiac tissue. Previous studies ha...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Case-Control Studies
- Cerebral Infarction
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
