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Racial difference in the relationship of an angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene polymorphism to serum angiotensin I-converting enzyme activity.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Jan 1996
Bloem L J, Manatunga A K, Pratt J H
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An insertion (I)/deletion (D) polymorphism of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) gene that has been associated with certain cardiovascular disorders accounts for nearly half the variation in serum ACE level in white subjects. Whether a similar association of serum ACE with the I/D polymorphism occurs in other racial groups is not known. We studied the I/D polymorphism of ACE in relation to serum ACE...
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