title: Association of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism with hypertension in a Bangladeshi population.
abstract: The association of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism with hypertension has not been confirmed. Inconsistencies may be due to the differences of background population characteristics. Till date, there has been no report in Bangladeshi population. This study was to examine the association of ACE (I/D) polymorphism with hypertension. Fifty-one primary hypertensives and fifty-two normotensives were recruited from a hospital in Dhaka city. Height, weight and blood pressure were measured. ACE (I/D) genotypes was established using polymerase chain reaction protocol. The genotype and allele frequencies did not differ significantly (P > 0.05) between the groups. In logistic regression analysis, adjusted for age, sex and body mass index, the genotypes were not associated with hypertension (DD vs II: Adds ratio = 2.6, P = 0.34; ID vs II: 0.4, 0.23; ID + DD vs II: 0.8, 0.69). In this hospital-based sample of Bangladeshi people, significant association of ACE I/D genotype with hypertension was not observed.
authors.affiliation: Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Zaman
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rouf
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshiike
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001459:Bangladesh; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000235:genetics*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic
chemical_list: D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A