In Slovak population, M235T is associated with increased blood pressure and D allele of ACE gene is associated with MI, chronic CHD and DCM, rather than with hypertension.
Results indicate that the ACE I/D and angiotensinogen M235T and T174M polymorphisms are not related to HCM or DCM in the Japanese population, and that variants of these polymorphisms do not contribute to the genesis or progression of these cardiomyopathies.