Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism and allele frequencies in the lebanese population: Prevalence and review of the literature

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-52

  Sabbagh, Amira S ^a   Otrock, Zaher K ^a   Mahfoud, Ziyad R ^a   Zaatari, Ghazi S ^a   Mahfouz, Rami A R ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

ACE; Genotyping; Lebanese population; Polymorphism; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEBANON; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION GENETICS; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SPAIN;

FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LEBANON; MALE; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 33846870739     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-006-9013-y     Document Type: Article

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