Impact of angiotensin I converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphisms on dilated cardiomyopathy and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy risk.

BACKGROUND: Genetic factors in the pathogenesis of cardiomyopathies have received a lot attention during the past two decades. Angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphisms were found to be associated with cardiomyopathies. However, the previous results were inconsiste...

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Main Authors: Jianmin Yang, Yunhan Zhao, Panpan Hao, Xiao Meng, Mei Dong, Ying Wang, Yun Zhang, Cheng Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3653933?pdf=render