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Angiotensinogen gene M235T polymorphism predicts left ventricular hypertrophy in endurance athletes.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 1 Aug 1999
Karjalainen J, Kujala U M, Stolt A, Mäntysaari M, Viitasalo M, Kainulainen K, Kontula K
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: We studied whether left ventricular mass in athletes associates with polymorphisms in genes encoding components of the renin-angiotensin system. BACKGROUND: Adaptive left ventricular hypertrophy is a feature of the athlete's heart. However, similarly training athletes develop left ven...
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