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Bradykinin B(2) receptor gene polymorphism is associated with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-related cough.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Jul 2000
Mukae S, Aoki S, Itoh S, Iwata T, Ueda H, Katagiri T
Abstract excerpt
The appearance of cough in association with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors is thought to be related to bradykinin, and it has been speculated that the elicitation of adverse effects is genetically predetermined. Several polymorphisms of the human bradykinin B(2) receptor gene may be involved in ACE inhibitor-related cough. To investigate this possibility, we identified the -58 thymine (T)/cytosine...
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