The angiotensin - converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion/deletion dimorphism tracks with higher serum ACE activities in both younger and older subjects

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 389-392

  Frossard, Philippe M ^a,c   Lestringant, Gilles G ^b   Obineche, Enyioma N ^a   Hill, Susan H ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^c UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

ACE; Cardiovascular diseases; Genetics; Hypertension; Polymerase chain reaction; Serum activity

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COLORIMETRY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0032424727     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.1998.389     Document Type: Article

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