Angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene polymorphism in a low-risk European population for coronary artery disease.

doi:10.1016/s0021-9150(98)00204-4

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Angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene polymorphism in a low-risk European population for coronary artery disease.

Atherosclerosis - 1 Jan 1999

Ferrières J, Ruidavets J B, Fauvel J, Perret B, Taraszkiewicz D, Fourcade J, Niéto M, Chap H, Puel J

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An insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) has been associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction (MI). However, this finding has not been fully investigated in European populations with very low CAD risk. I...

Topics

Adult
Aged
Coronary Disease
Europe
Genotype
Humans
Lipids
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
Polymorphism, Genetic
Risk Factors

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