title: Insertion/deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene in patients with hypertension, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, and coronary heart disease in Taiwan.
abstract: An insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of the angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) gene has been identified that determines most of the plasma ACE activity genetically. Association of the D allele with insulin sensitivity and of the D/D genotype with coronary heart disease (CHD) has been reported in various ethnic populations. To study the role of this genetic polymorphism in patients with hypertension, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), and NIDDM with CHD in a Taiwanese population, we used a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based genotyping technique with an insertion-specific primer for confirmation of the I allele. One hundred ninety-seven unrelated normal controls, 67 subjects with hypertension, 107 subjects with NIDDM, and 70 subjects with NIDDM and CHD were recruited for this study; all were Han Chinese. Subjects without a history of diabetes were studied by a standard 75-g oral glucose tolerance test. Hypertension was diagnosed according to the Fifth Joint National Committee criteria, and CHD was confirmed by a history of acute myocardial infarction and coronary angiographic intervention. The frequency of the I allele of the ACE gene in the normal population was 64.2%, which was higher than reported in white populations. The prevalence of the I allele of the ACE gene was not significantly increased in subjects with hypertension (73.1%), NIDDM (62.1%), and NIDDM with CHD (65%) compared with healthy controls. The I allele of the ACE gene did not correlate with demographic and metabolic variables. I/D polymorphism of the ACE gene is not a marker for hypertension, NIDDM, or CHD in this Taiwanese population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: T Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Tai
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D000483:Alleles; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D004247:DNA / Q000097:blood; D017931:DNA Primers; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D012016:Reference Values; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D004247:DNA; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A