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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
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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 men, 94 women; 110 black: 65 men, 45 women); all were on their usual sodium intake; none was on anti-hypertensive...
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