Differences in frequency of the deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene in different ethnic groups

Angiology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 375-379

  Mathew, James ^a,b   Basheeruddin, Khaja ^c   Prabhakar, Suresha ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Galesburg Cottage Hospital   (United States)

^c Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE DELETION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROBABILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034979086     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331970105200602     Document Type: Article

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