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Polymorphisms of angiotensin-converting enzyme and angiotensin II receptor type 1 genes in essential hypertension in a Polish population.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 Jan 2000
Dzida G, Sobstyl J, Puzniak A, Golon P, Mosiewicz J, Hanzlik J
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BACKGROUND: The angiotensin-converting enzyme gene and the angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene meet the criteria for candidate genes in the pathogenesis of essential hypertension. The aim of this study was to assess the possible association between polymorphisms of these genes and essential hypertension in a Polish population, to evaluate them as possible genetic markers of susceptibility to hypertension, and to...
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