Association between angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism and carotid atherosclerosis

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1183-1187

  Kauma, Heikki ^a   Päivänsalo, Markku ^a   Savolainen, Markku J ^a   Rantala, Asko O ^a   Kiema, Tiila Riikka ^a   Lilja, Mauno ^a   Reunanen, Antti ^b   Kesäniemi, Y Antero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme; Atherosclerosis; Genetics; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; B SCAN; BODY HEIGHT; CAROTID ARTERY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENDER; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTIMA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THICKNESS; VARIANCE;

EID: 0029828316     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199610000-00005     Document Type: Article

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