ACE Gene in Egyptian Ischemic Stroke Patients

Angiotensin-1-converting enzyme (ACE) is a crucial player in vascular homeostasis and in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and hypertension. The present study was conducted to determine whether there is an association between the ACE insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism and ischemic stroke in Egyptian population. Also, we analyzed the ACE gene I/D polymorphism as a risk factor for small-vessel (SV) versus large-vessel (LV) disease.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 24, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Magdy A. Mostafa, Lobna M. El-Nabiel, Nagia Aly Fahmy, Hany Aref, Edrees Shreef, Fathy Abd El-Tawab, Osama M. Abdulghany Source Type: research