Angiotensin converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphisms in vasovagal syncope

Europace

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 396-399

  Newton, Julia L ^a   Donaldson, Peter ^a   Parry, Steve ^a   Kenny, Rose Anne ^a   Smith, Jennifer ^b,c   Gibson, Alison M ^b,c   Morris, Christopher ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF HUMAN GENETICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme; Genetics; Vasovagal syncope

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYNCOPE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL;

EID: 20344380424     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eupc.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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