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A1166C polymorphism of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene and essential hypertension in Han, Tibetan and Yi populations.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Jul 2002
Liu Ying, Zhuoma Ciren, Shan Guangliang, Cui Chaoying, Hou Shuqin, Qin Weijun, Cai Dan, Gesang Luobu, Xiao Zhansen, Pingcuo Zhaxi, Zheng Huaqing, Wu Zhenglai, Zhou Wenyu, Qiu Changchun
Abstract excerpt
Our aim was to clarify whether substitution of cytosine for adenine at position 1166 (A1166C) polymorphism of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) gene is associated with susceptibility to essential hypertension in Han, Tibetan and Yi populations in China. This study involved 302 normotensive and 446 hypertensive subjects. The polymorphism was detected by polymelase chain reaction of genomic DNA and...
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