Association between angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism and carotid atherosclerosis.

doi:10.1097/00004872-199610000-00005

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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

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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. SUBJEC...

Topics

Adult
Arteriosclerosis
Carotid Artery Diseases
Female
Genetic Variation
Genotype
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
Polymorphism, Genetic
Risk Factors

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