The role of the I/D polymorphism in the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene in selected cardiovascular diseases

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) plays an essential role in the functioning of two important systems in the human body by catalysing the synthesis of angiotensin II in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and by degrading bradykinin in the kinin-kallikrein involved in the development of many...

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Main Authors: Justyna Kamińska, Aneta Leszczyńska, Kamil Bujak, Bożena Szyguła-Jurkiewicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Index Copernicus International S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej
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Online Access:http://phmd.pl/gicid/01.3001.0012.2427