DD genotype of ACE gene is a risk factor for intracerebral hemorrhage.

Slowik, A; Turaj, W; Dziedzic, T; Haefele, A; Pera, J; Malecki, M T; Glodzik-Sobanska, L; Szermer, P et al. · Neurology · 2004

case_control · Level III

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Abstract

Genetic factors may play a role in susceptibility to stroke. The angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene is a candidate gene for two phenotypically different types of stroke affecting small perforating arteries: spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (SIH) and ischemic stroke due to small vessel disease (SVD). The authors report evidence that ACE gene DD homozygosity of the I/D polymorphism in intron 16 is an independent risk factor for SIH, and not for SVD stroke, in a Polish population.

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