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Body weight changes and the A-6G polymorphism of the angiotensinogen gene.
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity - 1 Sept 2002
Chaves F J, Giner V, Corella D, Pascual J, Marin P, Armengod M E, Redon J
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BACKGROUND: The objective of the study was to analyze the relationship of polymorphisms of the angiotensinogen gene with changes in body weight during 3 y of antihypertensive treatment, in a group of young adults with essential hypertension. METHODS: Essential hypertensives, less than 50 y old, never previously treated with antihypertensive drugs and in the absence of diabetes mellitus were included. After the...
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