Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism and Small Vessel Cerebral Stroke in Indian Population

Background. Hypertension is an established risk factor for small-vessel cerebral stroke and the renin-angiotensin system plays an important role in the maintenance of blood pressure. We aimed at evaluating the contribution of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion/deletion (I/D) poly...

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Main Authors: Puttachandra Prabhakar, Tanima De, Dindagur Nagaraja, Rita Christopher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Vascular Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/305309