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Homozygosity for angiotensinogen 235T variant increases the risk of myocardial infarction in patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease.
Journal of hypertension - 1 May 2001
Olivieri O, Stranieri C, Girelli D, Pizzolo F, Grazioli S, Russo C, Pignatti P F, Corrocher R
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OBJECTIVE: Molecular variants of the angiotensinogen (AGT) and the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (ATR) genes have been associated with the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and myocardial infarction (MI), but data so far available are conflicting. The primary object of the paper is to verify this possible association by a rigorous, angiographically controlled study in a large sample of patients with or...
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