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Angiotensin converting enzyme polymorphism is associated with severity of coronary heart disease and serum lipids (total cholesterol and triglycerides levels) in Japanese patients.
Coronary artery disease - 1 May 1996
Suzuki T, Yokota H, Yamazaki T, Kitamura K, Yamaoki K, Nagai R, Yazaki Y
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BACKGROUND: Much past research has concerned the relationship between coronary heart disease and the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) genotype, with many lines of evidence demonstrating polymorphism to be an independent risk factor for myocardial infarction. Interestingly, however, association of ACE polymorphism and severity of coronary artery stenosis according to racial background has recently been...
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