Abstract
Objective: To describe the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) genotype frequencies among Omani Arabs. Method: A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, based on separation of different size DNA fragments, was developed to test the presence or absence (polymorphism) of a small DNA deletion in the ACE gene. The subjects were 124 Omani Arab students of Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat. Results: The frequency of the I allele was 0.29, while that of the D allele was 0.71. The gene frequency distribution did not deviate from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Conclusions: The frequency of D allele among Omanis is similar to that among other Arabs and Africans, but differs significantly from that among the Japanese and Chinese.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/2075-0528.2594
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 4(1), 25-27
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Al-Hinai, A. T., Hassan, M. O., Al-Barwani, M., Hameeda, & Bayoumi, R. (2025). Genotypes and Allele Frequencies of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Insertion/deletion polymorphism among Omanis. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 4(1), 25-27. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2594
MLA 9
Al-Hinai, Ali T., et al. "Genotypes and Allele Frequencies of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Insertion/deletion polymorphism among Omanis." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, 2025, pp. 25-27. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2594.
Chicago (author–date)
Al-Hinai, Ali T., Mohammed O. Hassan, Mehmet Al-Barwani, Hameeda, and Riad Bayoumi. 2025. "Genotypes and Allele Frequencies of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Insertion/deletion polymorphism among Omanis." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 4 (1): 25-27. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.2594.
Harvard
Al-Hinai, A. T., Hassan, M. O., Al-Barwani, M., Hameeda and Bayoumi, R. (2025) 'Genotypes and Allele Frequencies of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Insertion/deletion polymorphism among Omanis', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 4(1), pp. 25-27. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.2594.
Vancouver
Al-Hinai AT, Hassan MO, Al-Barwani M, Hameeda, Bayoumi R. Genotypes and Allele Frequencies of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Insertion/deletion polymorphism among Omanis. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;4(1):25-27. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.2594
IEEE
A. T. Al-Hinai, M. O. Hassan, M. Al-Barwani, Hameeda, and R. Bayoumi, "Genotypes and Allele Frequencies of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Insertion/deletion polymorphism among Omanis," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 25-27, 2025, doi: 10.18295/2075-0528.2594.