Classic Genotypes of the ACE Gene do Not Interfere in Blood Pressure Responses to Reactivity Test in Male Adolescents
José Fernando Vila Nova de Moraes, Orlando Laitano, Marcelo Magalhães Sales, Sérgio Rodrigues Moreira, Ferdinando Oliveira Carvalho, Vinicius Carolino de Souza, Otávio de Toledo Nóbrega & Carmen Silvia Grubert Campbell · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016
Background: The Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) is responsible for converting Angiotensin I into Angiotensin II, which has vasoconstrictive properties. Polymorphisms in the ACE gene have been associated to higher levels of Angiotensin II and, therefore, higher blood pressure...
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10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29554