Association Between Angiotensin‐Converting Enzyme Gene Polymorphism and Coronary Artery Disease

T Isbir, H Yilmaz, B Agachan, M Aydin, CS Isbir - IUBMB life, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
An insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in the gene for angiotensin‐converting enzyme
(ACE) is associated with myocardial infarction and other cardiac pathology. There is …

Insertion/deletion gene polymorphism and serum level of angiotensin converting enzyme

F MOHAMMADI, P Shahabi, S Zabani, AA ZIAEI - 2008 - sid.ir
Background: Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) plays an important role in
cardiovascular regulation. Since the initial report regarding the association of …

[PDF][PDF] Association between angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphisms and the risk of heart disease: an updated meta-analysis

FJ You, DM Shen - Genet Mol Res, 2016 - geneticsmr.com
Insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphisms of the gene encoding angiotensin converting enzyme
(ACE) are a controversial risk factor for heart diseases (HDs). ACE I/D polymorphism has …

Angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene polymorphism in a low-risk European population for coronary artery disease

J Ferrières, JB Ruidavets, J Fauvel, B Perret… - Atherosclerosis, 1999 - Elsevier
An insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) has
been associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial …

Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism and allele frequencies in the Lebanese population: prevalence and review of the literature

AS Sabbagh, ZK Otrock, ZR Mahfoud, GS Zaatari… - Molecular biology …, 2007 - Springer
We studied the distribution of the D/D, I/D, and I/I genotypes of the angiotensin-converting
enzyme (ACE) in a sample of healthy Lebanese individuals to assess their prevalence and …

Deletion/insertion polymorphism in the angiotension-converting enzyme gene as a risk factor in the Slovenian patients with coronary heart disease

B Peterlin, D Petrovič, M Zorc, I Keber - Pflügers Archiv, 2000 - Springer
The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) plays by degradation of angiotensin I and
bradykinin, an important role in modulations of smooth muscle proliferation and vascular …

Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene I/D polymorphism increases the susceptibility to hypertension and additive diseases: A study on North Indian patients

M Singh, AK Singh, S Singh, P Pandey… - Clinical and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) is the key enzyme of the renin angiotensin system
(RAS) which maintains the blood pressure homeostasis in our body. The association of the …

A DNA variant at the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene locus associates with coronary artery disease in the Caerphilly Heart Study

RK Mattu, EWA Needham, DJ Galton, E Frangos… - Circulation, 1995 - Am Heart Assoc
Background We analyzed an insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin I–
converting enzyme (ACE) gene in 1226 subjects from the Caerphilly Prospective Heart …

The I allele of the angiotensin converting enzyme I/D polymorphism confers protection against coronary artery disease

A Abchee, M El-Sibai, S Youhanna… - Coronary Artery …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Background Mutations in genes regulating lipid metabolism, vasoactivity, and coagulation
are important modulators of coronary artery disease (CAD). Objective This study …

Angiotensin-converting enzyme and cardiovascular disease risk

JP O'Malley, CL Maslen… - Current opinion in …, 1999 - journals.lww.com
The published studies of the association of the angiotensinconverting enzyme (ACE)
genotype with cardiovascular disease have used many different diagnostic criteria for …