Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) alleles in the Quechua, a high altitude South American native population

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 375-380

  Rupert, Jim L ^a   Devine, D V ^a   Monsalve, M V ^a   Hochachka, P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0033165867     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030144699282688     Document Type: Article

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