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Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene I/D polymorphism and carotid plaques in Japanese.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Sept 1997
Watanabe Y, Ishigami T, Kawano Y, Umahara T, Nakamori A, Mizushima S, Hibi K, Kobayashi I, Tamura K, Ochiai H, Umemura S, Ishii M
Abstract excerpt
To clarify the role of genetic factors in atherosclerotic plaque formation in the carotid artery and magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities in the brain, we investigated the association of these abnormalities with the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) genotype. One hundred sixty-nine subjects (age, 59.2+/-0.8 years, mean+/-SE) admitted to our hospital for health checkups underwent brain magnetic resonance...
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