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Insertion/deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene and loss of the insertion allele in aldosterone-producing adenoma.
Journal of human hypertension - 1 Dec 1996
Tunny T J, Xu L, Richardson K A, Stowasser M, Gartside M, Gordon R D
Abstract excerpt
The genetic mechanisms responsible for the formation of adrenocortical adenomas which autonomously produce aldosterone are largely unknown. The adrenal renin-angiotensin system has been implicated in the pathophysiology of these tumours. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) catalyses the generation of angiotensin II, and the insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the ACE gene regulates up to 50% of plasma and...
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