Absence of association between the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism and borderline hypertension in men of St. Petersburg, Russia

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 557-559

  Popov, V ^a   Fomicheva, E ^a   Kovalev, J ^a   Schwartz, E ^a,b  

^a SAINT PETERSBURG STATE PEDIATRIC MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b PETERSBURG NUCLEAR PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

ACE gene; Aged 17 29; Borderline hypertension

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE HYPERTENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; USSR;

ADULT; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RUSSIA;

EID: 0029856692     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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