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Evidence for Association and Genetic Linkage of the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Locus With Hypertension and Blood Pressure in Men but Not Women in the Framingham Heart Study

Christopher J. O'Donnell, MD, MPH; Klaus Lindpaintner, MD; Martin G. Larson, ScD; Valluri S. Rao, PhD; Jose M. Ordovas, PhD; Ernst J. Schaefer, MD; Richard H. Myers, PhD; ; Daniel Levy, MD

From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Framingham Heart Study (C.J.O., M.G.L., D.L.), Framingham, Mass; the Cardiac Unit (C.J.O.), Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, the Divisions of Cardiology and Clinical Epidemiology, Beth Israel Hospital (D.L.), the Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital (K.L.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital (K.L., V.S.R.), Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; the Molecular Biology Section, Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, Jean Mayer US Department of Agriculture Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University (J.M.O., E.J.S.), Boston, Mass; the Departments of Neurology (R.H.M.), Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology (M.G.L., D.L.), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass; and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (C.J.O., D.L.), Bethesda, Md.

Correspondence to Christopher J. O'Donnell, MD, MPH, Framingham Heart Study, 5 Thurber St, Framingham, MA 01701. E-mail chris{at}fram.nhlbi.nih.gov

Background—There is controversy regarding the association of the angiotensin-converting enzyme deletion-insertion (ACE D/I) polymorphism with systemic hypertension and with blood pressure. We investigated these relations in a large population-based sample of men and women by using association and linkage analyses.

Methods and Results—The study sample consisted of 3095 participants in the Framingham Heart Study. Blood pressure measurements were obtained at regular examinations. The ACE D/I polymorphism was identified by using a polymerase chain reaction assay. In logistic regression analysis, the adjusted odds ratios for hypertension among men for the DD and DI genotypes were 1.59 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.13 to 2.23) and 1.18 (95% CI, 0.87 to 1.62), respectively, versus II ({chi}2 P=.02). In women, adjusted odds ratios for the DD and DI genotypes were 1.00 (95% CI, 0.70 to 1.44) and 0.78 (95% CI, 0.56 to 1.09), respectively (P=.14). In linear regression analysis, there was an association of the ACE DD genotype with increased diastolic blood pressure in men (age-adjusted P=.03, multivariate-adjusted P=.14) but not women. Quantitative trait linkage analyses in 1044 pairs of siblings, by using both ACE D/I and a nearby microsatellite polymorphism of the human growth hormone gene, supported a role of the ACE locus in influencing blood pressure in men but not in women.

Conclusions—In our large, population-based sample, there is evidence for association and genetic linkage of the ACE locus with hypertension and with diastolic blood pressure in men but not women. Our data support the hypothesis that ACE, or a nearby gene, is a sex-specific candidate gene for hypertension. Confirmatory studies in other large population-based samples are warranted.


Key Words: angiotensin • trials • genetics • genes • hormones • hypertension • blood pressure




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Deletion Allele of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Increases Risk of Essential Hypertension in Japanese Men : The Suita Study
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A. D Paterson and A. Petronis
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J. Med. Genet., March 1, 2000; 37(3): 186 - 191.
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B. Agerholm-Larsen, B. G. Nordestgaard, and A. Tybjarg-Hansen
ACE Gene Polymorphism in Cardiovascular Disease : Meta-Analyses of Small and Large Studies in Whites
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N. Liyou, L. Simons, and A. Johnson
Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism of the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene and Hypertension
Circulation, October 26, 1999; 100 (17): e85 - e85.
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A.H.J. Danser and H. Schunkert
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Circulation, October 26, 1999; 100 (17): 85e - e86.
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P. August
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J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., October 1, 1999; 84(10): 3451 - 3454.
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S. T. Turner, E. Boerwinkle, and C. F. Sing
Context-Dependent Associations of the ACE I/D Polymorphism With Blood Pressure
Hypertension, October 1, 1999; 34(4): 773 - 778.
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E. G. BURCHARD, E. K. SILVERMAN, L. J. ROSENWASSER, L. BORISH, C. YANDAVA, A. PILLARI, S. T. WEISS, J. HASDAY, C. M. LILLY, J. G. FORD, et al.
Association Between a Sequence Variant in the IL-4 Gene Promoter and FEV1 in Asthma
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., September 1, 1999; 160(3): 919 - 922.
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M. A. VAN DIJK, D. J.M. PETERS, M. H. BREUNING, and P. C. CHANG
The Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Genotype and Microalbuminuria in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
J. Am. Soc. Nephrol., September 1, 1999; 10(9): 1916 - 1920.
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J. Baima, M. Nicolaou, F. Schwartz, A. L. DeStefano, A. Manolis, I. Gavras, C. Laffer, F. Elijovich, L. Farrer, C. T. Baldwin, et al.
Evidence for Linkage Between Essential Hypertension and a Putative Locus on Human Chromosome 17
Hypertension, July 1, 1999; 34(1): 4 - 7.
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F. Perticone, R. Maio, C. Cosco, R. Ceravolo, S. Iacopino, M. Chello, P. Mastroroberto, D. Tramontano, and P. L Mattioli
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Cardiovasc Res, July 1, 1999; 43(1): 192 - 199.
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R. J. van SUYLEN, E. F. WOUTERS, H. J. PENNINGS, E. C. CHERIEX, P. E. van POL, A. W. AMBERGEN, A.-M. VERMELIS, and M. J. DAEMEN
The DD Genotype of the Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Gene Is Negatively Associated with Right Ventricular Hypertrophy In Male Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., June 1, 1999; 159(6): 1791 - 1795.
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C. J. O'Donnell and W. B. Kannel
Is There a Racial Predisposition to Hypertension?
Hypertension, November 1, 1998; 32(5): 817 - 819.
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ACE Gene for Hypertension May Be Sex-Specific
Journal Watch Cardiology, July 10, 1998; 1998(710): 5 - 5.
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ACE Gene for Hypertension May Be Sex-Specific
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F. Soubrier
Blood Pressure Gene at the Angiotensin I–Converting Enzyme Locus : Chronicle of a Gene Foretold
Circulation, May 19, 1998; 97(18): 1763 - 1765.
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M. Fornage, C. I. Amos, S. Kardia, C. F. Sing, S. T. Turner, and E. Boerwinkle
Variation in the Region of the Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Influences Interindividual Differences in Blood Pressure Levels in Young White Males
Circulation, May 19, 1998; 97(18): 1773 - 1779.
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