The association of angiotensin-converting enzyme gene insertion/deletion polymorphisms with adaptation to high altitude: A meta-analysis

Conclusions: Our findings suggested that the DD genotype of ACE is a risk factor for HA maladaptation and that the presence of fewer ACE DD allele carriers in a population indicates a greater ability of that population to adapt to HA.

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Source: Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System : JRAAS - March 22, 2016 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Wang, Y., Lu, H., Chen, Y., Luo, Y. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research