DD genotype of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene is a risk factor for early onset of essential hypertension in Japanese patients.

doi:10.1016/s0022-2143(98)90058-0

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DD genotype of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene is a risk factor for early onset of essential hypertension in Japanese patients.

The Journal of laboratory and clinical medicine - 1 Jun 1998

Nakano Y, Oshima T, Hiraga H, Matsuura H, Kajiyama G, Kambe M

Abstract excerpt

Although angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) plays an important role in blood pressure regulation, no relationship between the insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the ACE gene and essential hypertension has been observed. However, as the pathogenesis and genetic background of essential hyper...

Topics

Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Alleles
Female
Genotype
Humans
Hypertension
Male
Middle Aged
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
Polymorphism, Genetic
Risk Factors

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