Article
Angiotensin converting enzyme gene I/D polymorphism, blood pressure and the renin-angiotensin system in Caucasian and Afro-Caribbean peoples.
Journal of human hypertension - 1 Jan 1996
Barley J, Blackwood A, Miller M, Markandu N D, Carter N D, Jeffery S, Cappuccio F P, MacGregor G A, Sagnella G A
Abstract excerpt
The objectives of this study were to assess relations between ACE gene I/D polymorphism, essential hypertension, plasma renin activity and aldosterone in white (European descent) and black (Afro-Caribbean descent) peoples. Measurements were carried out on a total of 320 subjects (210 white: 116 m...
Topics
- Adult
- Africa
- Aldosterone
- Alleles
- Black People
- Blood Pressure
- Caribbean Region
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Renin
- Renin-Angiotensin System