Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene (ACE) Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism in Mexican Populations

Human Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 889-896

  Vargas Alarcón, Gilberto ^a   Hernández Pacheco, Guadalupe ^a   Rodríguez Pérez, José Manuel ^a   Pérez Hernández, Nonanzit ^a   Pavón, Zinnia ^a   Fragoso, José Manuel ^a   Juarez Cedillo, Teresa ^c   Villarreal Garza, Cynthia ^b   Granados, Julio ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Amerindians; Angiotensin converting enzyme; Mexican populations; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ALLELE; ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME GENE; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ETHNIC GROUP; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; KALLIKREIN KININ SYSTEM; MEXICO; POPULATION GENETICS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM;

INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 1242321161     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2004.0012     Document Type: Article

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