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Polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene in patients with thrombotic brain infarction.
Atherosclerosis - 25 Jul 1997
Doi Y, Yoshinari M, Yoshizumi H, Ibayashi S, Wakisaka M, Fujishima M
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between cerebrovascular disease and an insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in intron 16 of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene is still being debated. We examined its role as a risk factor in patients with thrombotic brain infarction. The association between ACE polymorphism and ischemic stroke was examined in 181 patients with thrombotic brain infarction and 271 controls without...
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