Carrier-state of D allele in ACE gene insertion/deletion polymorphism is associated with coronary artery disease, in contrast to the C677→T transition in the MTHFR gene

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 527-534

  Zak, Iwona ^a   Niemiec, Paweł ^a   Sarecka, Beata ^a   Balcerzyk, Anna ^a   Ciemniewski, Zbigniew ^a   Rudowska, Ewa ^b   Dyla̧g, Stanisław ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b Regional Blood Centre   (Poland)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme gene (ACE); Coronary artery disease; Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene (MTHFR); Polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLIC ACID REDUCTASE; POLYPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEART INFARCTION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR;

INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 0042381587     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2003_3705     Document Type: Article

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