Association between Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion polymorphism and hypertension in a Ghanaian population
The study shows that the presence of the DD genotype is strongly associated with an increased risk of hypertension in the Ghanaian population.
Authors
- Christian Obirikorang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6128-1358)
- Peter Paul Mwinsanga Dapare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1209-0221)
- P. Bonney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7681-0722)
- Lawrence Quaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2791-9159)
- Yussif Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0840-255X)
- Grace Bourawono
- Mercy Akaluti
- Jemimah Duodu
Institutions
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- University for Development Studies (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-12-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311692
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Renin-Angiotensin System Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01