Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene insertion/deletion polymorphism frequency in normotensive children with a positive family history of essential hypertension

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 742-746

  Camci, Lale ^a   Kilic, Zubeyir ^a   Dinleyici, Ener Cagri ^a   Muslumanoglu, Hamza ^a   Tepeli, Emre ^a   Ucar, Birsen ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Angiotension converting enzyme gene polymorphism; Blood pressure; Children; Essential hypertension; Family history

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GRANDPARENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TURKEY;

EID: 73449094555     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01605.x     Document Type: Article

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