High frequency of the D allele of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene in Arabic populations

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene in humans has an insertion-deletion (I/D) polymorphic state in intron 16 on chromosome 17q23. This polymorphism has been widely investigated in different populations due to its association...

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Main Authors: Salem Abdel, Batzer Mark A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-06-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/2/99