Female Sex and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism Amplify the Effects of Adiposity on Blood Pressure.

Martina Chiriacò,Domenico Tricò,Simone Leonetti,John R. Petrie,Beverley Balkau,Kurt Højlund,Zoltan Pataky,Peter M. Nilsson,Andrea Natali

Female Sex and Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism Amplify the Effects of Adiposity on Blood Pressure.

2021

Martina Chiriacò
Domenico Tricò
Simone Leonetti
John R. Petrie
Beverley Balkau
Kurt Højlund
Zoltan Pataky
Peter M. Nilsson
Andrea Natali

The pathophysiological link between adiposity and blood pressure is not completely understood, and evidence suggests an influence of sex and genetic determinants. We aimed to identify the relations...

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Sex characteristics
Polymorphism (computer science)
Angiotensin-converting enzyme
Body mass index
insertion deletion
Endocrinology
Internal medicine
female sex
Blood pressure
Medicine
Pathophysiology

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