Polymorphism of the angiotensin converting enzyme gene and blood pressure in a Japanese general population (the Shigaraki Study)

Recent studies have described a linkage between angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism and hypertension in a large number of hypertensive sibs. Moreover, among Japanese, the DD genotype of the ACE gene has been reported to be a genetically predisposing factor for hypertension in a lar...

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Published in:	Hypertension research Vol. 25; no. 6; p. 843
Main Authors:	Tamaki, Shinji, Nakamura, Yasuyuki, Tsujita, Yasuyuki, Nozaki, Akihiko, Amamoto, Kenji, Kadowaki, Takashi, Kita, Yoshikuni, Okamura, Tomonori, Iwai, Naoharu, Kinoshita, Masahiko, Ueshima, Hirotsugu
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 2002
Subjects:	Adult Aged Asian Continental Ancestry Group - genetics Blood Pressure - physiology DNA Transposable Elements Female Gene Deletion Gene Frequency Genotype Humans Japan Male Middle Aged Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A - genetics Polymorphism, Genetic - physiology Japan
ISSN:	0916-9636
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