Article
Association between angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism and carotid atherosclerosis.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Oct 1996
Kauma H, Päivänsalo M, Savolainen M J, Rantala A O, Kiema T R, Lilja M, Reunanen A, Kesäniemi Y A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Variations in the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene have been implicated in cardiovascular pathology. Therefore, the association between the intima-media thickness (IMT) of the carotid artery and the insertion/ deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the ACE gene was investigated. SUBJECTS: Three hundred men and 300 women were selected randomly from the middle-aged population living in the town Oulu,...
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