Article
Polymorphism of the apolipoprotein E and angiotensin I converting enzyme genes in Japanese patients with myocardial infarction.
Coronary artery disease - 1 Jan 1998
Nakai K, Fusazaki T, Zhang T, Shiroto T, Osawa M, Kamata J, Itoh M, Nakai K, Habano W, Kiuchi T, Yamamori S, Hiramori K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the genetic contribution for myocardial infarction. METHODS: We investigated common polymorphisms of apolipoprotein E gene and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene in Japanese population. Subjects were 422 healthy people and 254 patients with myocardial infarction. W...
Topics
- Aged
- Alleles
- Apolipoproteins E
- Base Sequence
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Introns
- Japan
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Myocardial Infarction
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
- Polymerase Chain Reaction