Lack of association between insertion/deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene and end-stage heart failure due to ischemic or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in the Chinese

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1008-1010

  Sanderson, John E ^a   Young, Robert P ^a   Yu, Cheuk M ^a   Chan, Skiva ^a   Critchley, Julian A J H ^a   Woo, Kam S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; GENOTYPE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029887215     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)89160-6     Document Type: Article

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