Article
Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism and cerebrovascular disease.
Stroke - 1 Mar 1996
Catto A, Carter A M, Barrett J H, Stickland M, Bamford J, Davies J A, Grant P J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There is evidence that an allelic variation in the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene may confer an increased risk of vascular disease. The roles of the ACE insertion/deletion polymorphism and circulating ACE levels are unknown in cerebrovascular disease. METHODS: We...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Cause of Death
- Cerebral Hemorrhage
- Cerebral Infarction
- Cerebrovascular Disorders
- Confidence Intervals
- Female
- Gene Deletion
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Introns
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutagenesis, Insertional