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Angiotensin-converting enzyme DD genotype in patients with ischaemic or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
Lancet (London, England) - 30 Oct 1993
Raynolds M V, Bristow M R, Bush E W, Abraham W T, Lowes B D, Zisman L S, Taft C S, Perryman M B
Abstract excerpt
Polymorphism in the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene has been shown to correlate with circulating ACE concentrations, and also to be an independent risk factor for the development of myocardial infarction, particularly in men thought to be at low risk by standard criteria. We determined the genotypes of individuals with end-stage heart failure due to either ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy (102) or...
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