Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC)
The association of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion! deletion (lID) 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 (lID) polymorphism with hypertension. Fifty-one primar) hypertensives and fifty-two normotensives were recruited from a hospital in Dhaka city. Height, weight and blood pressure were measured. ACE (lID) genotypes was established using polymerase chai…