Prospective evaluation of the angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism and the risk of stroke

Circulation

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 340-343

  Zee, Robert Y L ^d   Ridker, Paul M ^e   Stampfer, Meir J ^a   Hennekens, Charles H ^a   Lindpaintner, Klaus ^b,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^c MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE;

EID: 0032891439     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.99.3.340     Document Type: Article

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