Association of insertion/deletion polymorphism of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene among Malay male hypertensive subjects in response to ACE inhibitors

Conclusion:
Patients carrying the DD genotype had higher blood pressure-lowering response when treated with ACE inhibitors enalapril or lisinopril than those carrying ID and II genotypes, suggesting that the D allele may be a possible genetic marker for essential hypertension among Malay male subjects.

Source: Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System : JRAAS - December 23, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Heidari, F., Vasudevan, R., Mohd Ali, S. Z., Ismail, P., Etemad, A., Pishva, S. R., Othman, F., Bakar, S. A. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research