Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms of the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Gene Are Associated with Essential Hypertension and Increased ACE Enzyme Levels in Mexican Individuals

• Nancy Martínez-Rodríguez,

  Affiliations Molecular Biology Department, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez (INCICH), Mexico City, Mexico, Graduate Studies in Biomedical Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico

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• Carlos Posadas-Romero,

  Affiliation Endocrinology Department, INCICH, Mexico City, Mexico

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• Teresa Villarreal-Molina,

  Affiliation Genomic Laboratory of Cardiovascular Diseases, Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica (INMEGEN), Mexico City, Mexico

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• Maite Vallejo,

  Affiliation Sociomedical Department, INCICH, Mexico City, Mexico

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• Leonardo Del-Valle-Mondragón,

  Affiliation Pharmacology Department, INCICH, Mexico City, Mexico

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• Julian Ramírez-Bello,

  Affiliation Immunogenetics Laboratory, INMEGEN, Mexico City, Mexico

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• Adan Valladares,

  Affiliation Biochemistry Unit, Centro Médico Siglo XXI, Mexico City, Mexico

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• Miguel Cruz-López,

  Affiliation Biochemistry Unit, Centro Médico Siglo XXI, Mexico City, Mexico

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• Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón

  * E-mail: gvargas63@yahoo.com

  Affiliation Molecular Biology Department, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez (INCICH), Mexico City, Mexico

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