Whitfield, Keith EYao, XiaopanBoomer, K BVogler, George PHayward, Mark DVandenbergh, David JThese results extend previous findings of associations of various polymorphisms of ACE to hypertension and support the association of hypertension to the A allele of ACE4. The potential for this polymorphism to alter expression by its position in the gene's promoter region suggests that future studies of altered ACE protein activity are warranted.HypertensionGenetics and RaceAfrican AmericansBlood PressurePolymorphismPopulation StratificationArticle