Article
Angiotensin-converting enzyme and angiotensin II receptor 1 polymorphisms: association with early coronary disease.
Cardiovascular research - 1 Nov 1998
Alvarez R, Reguero J R, Batalla A, Iglesias-Cubero G, Cortina A, Alvarez V, Coto E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between coronary artery disease and polymorphisms at the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) genes. METHODS: A total of 181 patients younger than 50 years and 240 controls from the same homogeneous Caucasian populatio...
Topics
- Adult
- Case-Control Studies
- Coronary Disease
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2
- Receptors, Angiotensin
- Risk
