Age- and gender-dependent association of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene with essential hypertension in a Chinese population

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 823-826

  Chiang, F T ^a   Chern, T H ^b   Lai, Z P ^c   Tseng, C D ^a   Hsu, K L ^a   Lo, H M ^b   Tseng, Y Z ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Provincial Tau Yuan Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme; Elderly; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALLELES; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0030427129     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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