Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Gene Polymorphism: I and D Alleles from Some Different Countries

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-182

  Wiwanitkit, Viroj ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme; Gene polymorphism

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ALLELE; ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME D GENE; ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME GENE; ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME I GENE; ARTICLE; ASIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHNOLOGY; FIBRINOLYSIS; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; VASOCONSTRICTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ALLELES; ASIA; EUROPE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMANS; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1842841206     PISSN: 10760296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107602960401000209     Document Type: Article

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