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Association between angiotensin I-converting enzyme genotypes, extracranial artery stenosis, and stroke.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Sept 1998
Pfohl M, Fetter M, Koch M, Barth C M, Rüdiger W, Häring H U
Abstract excerpt
The insertion(I)/deletion(D) polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) gene has been associated with an increased risk of myocardial infarction, lacunar stroke, and with an increased intimal-medial thickness in several populations. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the ACE I/D genotype is associated with stenosis of extracranial arteries and stroke in middle-aged and aged men and women....
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