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Lack of association of angiotensin-converting enzyme and angiotensinogen genes polymorphisms with left ventricular structure in young normotensive men.
Blood pressure - 1 Jan 2000
Linhart A, Sedlácek K, Jáchymová M, Jindra A, Beran S, Vondrácek V, Heller S, Horký K
Abstract excerpt
Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy is a strong predictive factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. LV structure and function are influenced by many variables, including genetic background. The potential role of gene polymorphisms of different components of the renin angiotensin system remains controversial. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of deletion/insertion (D/I) polymorphism of...
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