Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is an enzyme in the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) that plays an important role in protecting cells from oxidative damage by producing NADPH and reduced glutathione. G6PD deficiency is considered one of the most common genetic disorders present in the X chromosome and is the most common of enzymopathic red blood cell disorder. Angiotensin converting enz...

A ortic coarctation is a common abnormality comprising about 6% of congenital heart diseases. The narrowing of the aorta and consequent increased peak systolic stress is a potent stimulus for the development of left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy before repair. Clinically, however, the degree of hypertrophy and the progression to dilation and failure is variable. The extent of remodelling after s...

The deletion (D)/insertion (I) polymorphism in intron 16 of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene has the greatest impact on serum ACE level in Caucasians of any factor yet discovered. The aim of the present study was to establish new ACE genotype-corrected normal ranges for serum ACE level in a population of central European origin. After a medical examination, 159 healthy Caucasians vo...

BACKGROUND The renin-angiotensin system has a very important role in coronary thrombosis and restenosis. Plasma angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity is associated with an insertion/deletion polymorphism in the gene coding for ACE. It is known that there is a strong correlation between ACE DD and atherosclerosis. However, little has been documented about its role in venous graft failure....

Parkinson's disease (PDI is a neurodegenerative disorder of unknown etiology. Both genetic and environmental factors are thought to be implicated to some extent. The ACE gene insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism has been associated with common neurodegenerative disorders that share similar clinical and neuropathological features with PD (Alzheimer's disease). In this study we set out to examin...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) play a role in inactivating bradykinin and tachykinins. Bradykinin and tachykinins are potent mediators of inflammatory reaction. An insertion/deletion polymorphism of the ACE gene has been shown to be associated with serum ACE levels. We hypothesized that ACE polymorphism might play a role in allergic rhinitis development. METHODS Se...

OBJECTIVES We investigated whether the insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene modulates vasomotor tone and endothelial function. BACKGROUND The deletion allele of the ACE I/D polymorphism has been associated with increased incidence of cardiovascular pathology. The risk is synergistically increased in patients who also possess the C allele at pos...

Linkage and segregation analysis have shown that circulating angiotensin-I converting enzyme (ACE) levels are influenced by a major quantitative trait locus that maps within or close to the ACE gene. The D variant of a 287 bp insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in intron 16 of the gene is associated with high ACE levels and may also be related to increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Mult...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism on the risk of lymph node metastasis (LNM) in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS We enrolled 146 CRC patients and 106 healthy controls in this study. ACE gene I/D polymorphism was genotyped by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Hardy-W...

BACKGROUND Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) defined by two or more failed pregnancies before 20 weeks of gestation. Several factors play a role in RPL including thrombophilic conditions which can be influenced by gene polymorphisms. Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) genes are closely related to fibrinolytic process, embryonic development and pregnan...