Polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene in patients with thrombotic brain infarction.

doi:10.1016/s0021-9150(97)00080-4

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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

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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 polymo...

Topics

Aged
Aging
Alleles
Cerebral Infarction
Female
Humans
Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis
Male
Middle Aged
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
Polymorphism, Genetic

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