Article
Influence of cardiovascular risk factors on relation between angiotensin converting enzyme-gene polymorphism and blood pressure in arterial hypertension.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Jul 1998
Celentano A, Mancini F P, Crivaro M, Palmieri V, De Stefano V, Ferrara L A, Di Minno G, de Simone G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The angiotensin-converting enzyme gene insertion (I)/deletion (D) polymorphism might be involved in the development of several cardiovascular diseases, but its role in humans remains controversial. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relation between the angiotensin converting enzyme gene p...
Topics
- Adult
- Blood Pressure
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Gene Deletion
- Genotype
- Heterozygote
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Risk Factors