Lack of association between the insertion/deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene and vasospastic angina

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 873-876

  Kuroki, Shigehiro ^a   Ikeda, Uichi ^a   Maeda, Yoshikazu ^a   Sekiguchi, Hiromichi ^a   Shimada, Kazuyuki ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme vasospastic angina; Coronary artery; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY RISK; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; VASOSPASM;

EID: 0030867860     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960201015     Document Type: Article

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