Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Insertion/ Deletion Gene Polymorphism and Progression of Chagas' Cardiomyopathy;Polimorfismo I/D del gen de la enzima de conversión de angiotensina y progresión de la miocardiopatía chagásica

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 320-322

  Pascuzzo Lima, Carmine ^a   Mendible, Juan C ^a   Bonfante Cabarcas, Rafael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTROCCIDENTAL LISANDRO ALVARADO   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Chagas disease; Insertion deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin converting enzyme gene

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE; GENOTYPE; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; INDEL MUTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STANDARD;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 63849337089     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: 15792242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-8932(09)70378-1     Document Type: Editorial

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