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The insertion allele of the ACE gene I/D polymorphism. A candidate gene for insulin resistance?
Circulation - 15 Dec 1995
Panahloo A, Andrès C, Mohamed-Ali V, Gould M M, Talmud P, Humphries S E, Yudkin J S
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BACKGROUND: The insertion/deletion (ID) polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene has been associated with increased coronary heart disease (CHD), although the mechanism of this association is not apparent. We tested the hypothesis that the deletion allele of the ACE gene is associated with insulin resistance. METHODS AND RESULTS: We related ACE genotype to components of the insulin-resistance...
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