Avtor/Urednik     Petrovič, Danijel; Peterlin, Borut
Naslov     Pharmacogenomic considerations of the insertion/deletion gene polymorphism of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme and coronary artery disease
Tip     članek
Vir     Curr Vasc Pharmacol
Vol. in št.     Letnik 2, št. 3
Leto izdaje     2004
Obseg     str. 271-9
Jezik     eng
Abstrakt     Gene polymorphisms of components of the renin-angiotensin system angiotensinogen, angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) and angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT-1), have been considered to contribute to inherited predisposition towards coronary artery disease (CAD). The best analysed is the insertion/deletion (I/D) gene polymorphism of the ACE gene. Several studies suggest that the ACE D allele is associated with the occurrence of CAD and myocardial infarction. Moreover, the I/D polymorphism of the ACE gene has been thought to be related to diverse responses to drugs. Modern gene technologies may therefore provide the information, which may help to identify disease-associated genes and determine the responsiveness to a given drug.
Deskriptorji     CORONARY DISEASE
PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A
RECEPTORS, ANGIOTENSIN
GENE DELETION
POLYMORPHISM (GENETICS)
RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM
PHENOTYPE
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
HYPERLIPIDEMIA
HYPERTENSION