Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is conditioned mainly by two disturbances: fibromuscular
dysplasia or atherosclerosis of the renal artery. RAS is an example of renovascular disease …

Background Variants of the human genes coding for renin, angiotensin-converting enzyme
(ACE), angiotensinogen (AGT) and the angiotensin II type-I receptor (AT1R) are …

Objective This meta-analysis attempted to derive pooled estimates for the associations
between various cardiovascular-renal disorders and the deletion/insertion (D/I) …

To explore the possibility that hereditary factors increase the risk for end-stage renal disease
(ESRD), 669 patients with ESRD in the province of Newfoundland, Canada from 1987 to …

There is great continuing interest in the link between a deletion variant of the gene for ACE
and increased incidence of MI. 1 Although some studies 2 3 4 5 have failed to confirm this …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an inflammatory multisystem disease of unknown
etiology with immunologic aberrations. Many studies have shown that genetic and …

Somatic mutations within c‐kit have been reported in individuals with mastocytoses,
including urticaria pigmentosa (UP). We have identified three siblings with UP. We aimed to …

Background Angiotensin II (AII), has been suggested to promote muscle loss. Reducing AII
synthesis, by inhibiting angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity has been proposed as …

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To clarify the role of genetic factors in atherosclerotic plaque formation in the carotid artery
and magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities in the brain, we investigated the association …