Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism in Nepal

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 527-531

  Umemura, S ^a   Kawasaki, T ^b   Ishigami, T ^a   Fujita, T ^a   Hibi, K ^a   Kawasaki, M ^b   Itoh, K ^c   Yoshimizu, Y ^d   Ogaki, T ^b   Acharya, G P ^e   Ishii, M ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAKAMURA GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KURUME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme; Gene; Hypertension; Nepal; Salt sensitivity

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPAL; NORMAL HUMAN; RURAL POPULATION; SALT INTAKE;

EID: 7344262908     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000655     Document Type: Article

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