Association of ACE gene insertion/deletion polymorphism with birth weight, blood pressure levels, and ACE activity in healthy children

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 827-832

  Ajala, Aline R ^a   Almeida, Sandro S ^a   Rangel, Marina ^a   Palomino, Zaira ^a   Strufaldi, Maria Wany L ^a   Puccini, Rosana F ^a   Araujo, Ronaldo C ^a   Casarini, Dulce Elena ^a   Franco, Maria C P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ACE activity; ACE I D polymorphism; birth weight; blood pressure; children; hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME GENE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE DELETION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 84863728183     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2012.50     Document Type: Article

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