Article
A-6G variant of the angiotensinogen gene and essential hypertension in Han, Tibetan, and Yi populations.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Mar 2001
Liu Y, Qin W, Hou S, Shan G, Zhuo M, Chen Y, Cui C, Caidan L, Qiu C
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the relationship between the A-6G variant in the promoter of the angiotensinogen gene and essential hypertension in Han, Tibetan, and Yi populations. All patients with essential hypertension were selected by WHO criteria. And the polymorphism of the A-6G variant was determined by PCR/RFLP. The data were analyzed by t test and chi2 test. There was no significant difference in the genotype or allele...
Topics
- Adult
- Angiotensinogen
- China
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide