A genome-wide search replicates evidence of a quantitative trait locus for circulating angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) unlinked to the ACE gene

• मुख्य लेखकों: Adeyemo Adebowale A (लेखक), Luke Amy (लेखक), Forrester Terrence E (लेखक), Zhu Xiaofeng (लेखक), McKenzie Colin A (लेखक), Bouzekri Nourdine (लेखक), Cooper Richard S (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: BMC, 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) plays an important role in cardiovascular homeostasis. There is evidence from different ethnic groups that circulating ACE levels are influenced by a quantitative trait locus (QTL) at the ACE gen...