... the ACE DD genotype may be relevant in mediating the diffuse form of vessel injury. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keywords: angiotensin converting enzyme; small vessel disease; genetics Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme; I/D, insertion/deletion; BMI, basal metabolic index Clinical and pathological evidence suggests that patients with lacunar syndromes arising from occlusion of single cerebral small vessels may be a heterogenous group. The basis of this hypothesis ... ...

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