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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Insertion-deletion polymorphism in the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene among Sudanese, Somalis, Emiratis, and Omanis
Human Biology, Volume 78, No. 1, Year 2006
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The angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene in humans contains an insertion-deletion polymorphism in its intron 16. Because of its involvement with the renin-angiotensin system, the insertion-deletion polymorphism of the ACE gene has been widely investigated in different populations and in case-control studies. However, similar studies for Arab populations are limited in number. Therefore we have investigated the frequencies of the *I and *D alleles of the ACE gene among Sudanese, Somalis, and Arab nationals of the United Arab Emirates and Oman using previously described methods. Our data indicate a preponderance of the *D allele among the Arab and African populations studied (Sudanese, 0.64; Somalis, 0.73; Emiratis, 0.61; and Omanis, 0.71). Copyright © 2006 Wayne State University Press.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bayoumi, Riad A.L.
Oman, Muscat
Sultan Qaboos University
Şimşek, Mehmet
Oman, Muscat
Sultan Qaboos University
Yahya, Taher M.
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Bendict, Sheela
United Arab Emirates, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates University
Al-Hinai, Ali Talib
Oman, Muscat
Sultan Qaboos University
Al-Barwani, Hameeda S.
Oman, Muscat
Sultan Qaboos University
Hassan, Mohammed Othman
Oman, Muscat
Sultan Qaboos University
Statistics
Citations: 35
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1353/hub.2006.0022
ISSN:
00187143
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Study Design
Case-Control Study