Population genetics of the angiotensin-converting enzyme in Chinese.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2125.1994.tb04264.x

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Population genetics of the angiotensin-converting enzyme in Chinese.

British journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Feb 1994

Lee E J

Abstract excerpt

A genetic polymorphism exists for the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene which accounts for 44% of the variance of circulating ACE activity in a normal Caucasian population. The presence or absence of a 250 bp fragment in intron 16 of the gene serves as a marker for this polymorphism. One h...

Topics

Asian People
China
Coronary Disease
Genotype
Humans
Hypertension
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
Phenotype
Polymorphism, Genetic

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