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Angiotensin-converting enzyme and angiotensinogen gene polymorphisms are non-randomly distributed in oral contraceptive-induced hypertension.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Apr 2001
Mulatero P, Rabbia F, di Cella S M, Schiavone D, Plazzotta C, Pascoe L, Veglio F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: Oral contraceptives (OC) usage increases serum angiotensinogen levels to three to five times normal and about 5% of these women develop arterial hypertension. The genetic contribution to this susceptibility to OC-induced hypertension is poorly understood. We have analyzed the genotypes of 149 hypertensive and 101 normotensive women using oral contraceptives, for three genetic polymorphisms...
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