Relation between the angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism and blood pressure in Japanese male subjects

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 713-718

  Todoroki, M ^a   Minami, J ^a   Ishimitsu, T ^a   Ohrui, M ^a   Matsuoka, H ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme; D allele; Essential hypertension; Gene polymorphism; Males

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; GENDER; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SMOKING HABIT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GENE DELETION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0142126180     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001601     Document Type: Article

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