Association of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Gene Insertion / Deletion Polymorphism with Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease in A Population of Smokers in Southern India

Association of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Gene Insertion / Deletion Polymorphism with Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease in A Population of Smokers in Southern India

Background: Ischemic heart disease (IHD) remains a major public health problem nationally and internationally. Smoking is a major risk factor for IHD.The deletion (D) allele of the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism has been associated with hypertension, ischemic stroke and m...

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Main Authors: Sandhya Metta, Satyanarayana Uppala, Doddamani R Basalingappa, Srinivasa R Badeti, Geeta Mitta, Shruti Mohanty, Subhadra Poornima, Qurratulain Hasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2015-04-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
gene polymorphism
smoking
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/5852/12634_CE[Ra1]_F(AK)_PF1(PAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf

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