Article
Angiotensinogen and angiotensin-I converting enzyme gene polymorphisms and the risk of coronary artery disease in Chinese.
Human genetics - 1 Aug 1997
Ko Y L, Ko Y S, Wang S M, Chu P H, Teng M S, Cheng N J, Chen W J, Hsu T S, Kuo C T, Chiang C W, Lee Y S
Abstract excerpt
The homozygous deletion allele (DD) of the angiotensin-I converting enzyme (ACE) gene and the T235 homozygote of the angiotensinogen (AGT) gene have been reported to be correlated with an increased prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction (MI). The importance of the D...
Topics
- Angiotensinogen
- China
- Coronary Disease
- Environmental Medicine
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Logistic Models
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Multivariate Analysis