Article
Angiotensin-converting enzyme genotypes and risk for myocardial infarction in women.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 15 Mar 1998
Anderson J L, Carlquist J F, King G J, Morrison L, Thomson M J, Ludwig E H, Muhlestein J B, Bair T L, Ward R H
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: We tested for an association between the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) DD polymorphic genotype and myocardial infarction (MI) in a sample group composed exclusively of women. BACKGROUND: The human ACE gene occurs with either an insertion (I allele) or a deletion (D allele) of a...
Topics
- Aged
- Alleles
- DNA
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myocardial Infarction
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Prospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- Sex Characteristics