Article
Angiotensin converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism in French Canadian subjects with premature coronary artery disease.
Pathologie-biologie - 1 May 1998
Wesolowska E, Marcil M, Lussier-Cacan S, Davignon J, Latour Y, Genest J
Abstract excerpt
The insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene has been postulated to be associated with CAD in some populations of European descent. As part of a study investigating metabolic and genetic factors in subjects with premature coronary artery disease (CAD),...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Apolipoproteins B
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Comorbidity
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Female
- France
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Lipids
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mutagenesis, Insertional
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A