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An association of BMI with A (-6) G, M235T and T174M polymorphisms in angiotensinogen gene in essential hypertension.
Journal of human hypertension - 1 Jun 2002
Vasků A, Soucek M, Tschöplová S, Stejskalová A
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the study was to assess the existence of possible associations among frequent polymorphisms in angiotensinogen genes and some of the risk factors for essential hypertension, especially body mass index (BMI) and smoking. A total of 192 control subjects (aged 45.87 +/- 3.0 years) and 206 patients with the essential hypertension (aged 48.71 +/- 8.42 years) were compared at three angiotensinogen gene...
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