Angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism (Insertion/Deletion) and hypertension in adult Asian Indians: A population-based study from Calcutta, India

Human Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-312

  Das, Mithun ^a   Pal, Susil ^b   Ghosh, Arnab ^c  

^a Sree Chaitanya College   (India)

^b Human Genetic Engineering Research Centre   (India)

^c VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

ACE gene polymorphism; Asian indians; Atherosclerosis; Hypertension; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; GLUCOSE; LIPID;

ADULT; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ALLELE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INDEL MUTATION; INDIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SUBURBAN AREA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIASTOLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HYPERTENSION; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; RISK FACTORS; SYSTOLE;

EID: 59449104674     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: 15346617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3378/1534-6617-80.3.303     Document Type: Article

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