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Title: Association of polymorphisms in the Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene with Alzheimer disease in an Israeli Arab community.
Author: Meng Y, Baldwin CT, Bowirrat A, Waraska K, Inzelberg R, Friedland RP, Farrer LA.
Abstract:
Several lines of evidence support for a role of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) in Alzheimer disease (AD). Most genetic studies have focused on an Alu insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in the ACE gene (DCP1) and have yielded conflicting results
Journal: Am J Hum Genet. 2006 May;78(5):871-7. Epub 2006 Mar 16.