Lack of genetic association between the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene insertion/deletion polymorphism and longevity in a Han Chinese population

Introduction. The insertion/deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene has been reported to associate with human longevity. However, little information is available in a Han Chinese longevity population.Therefore, we investigated the association of the ACE gene insertion/...

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Main Authors: Jian-Kang Yang, Yuan-Ying Gong, Liang Xie, Shi-Gang Lian, Juan Yang, Liang-You Xu, Shou-Jun Gao, Ya-Ping Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2009-06-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320309104873