ACE Gene DD Genotype Association with Obesity in Pakistani Population

The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has an established role in pathogenesis of metabolic etiologies. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) is an important component of RAS that may influence metabolic outcomes in adipose tissue. The deletion “D allele”, of ACE gene I/D (insertion/deletion) polymorphism...

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Main Authors: Amara Javaid, Qaisar Mansoor, Nighat Bilal, Anum Bilal, Uzma Shaukat, Muhammad Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 2011-05-01
Series:International Journal Bioautomation
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Online Access:http://www.clbme.bas.bg/bioautomation/2011/vol_15.1/files/15.1_05.pdf