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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
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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 studied an insertion/deletion polymorphism within intron 16 of the ACE gene by polymerase chain reaction and plasma...
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