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Genetic risk for renal artery stenosis: association with deletion polymorphism in angiotensin 1-converting enzyme gene.
Kidney international - 1 Feb 1996
Missouris C G, Barley J, Jeffery S, Carter N D, Singer D R, MacGregor G A
Abstract excerpt
Atherosclerotic renal artery disease is an important secondary cause of hypertension. Currently, there is great interest in possible genetic determinants of cardiovascular disease. The ACE-D allele has been reported to be associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction as well as coronary re-stenosis after angioplasty. We therefore assessed whether this allele is also linked to renovascular disease by...
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