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Cardiac hypertrophy and remodeling in relation to ACE and angiotensinogen genes genotypes in Chinese dialysis patients.
Kidney international - 1 May 2003
Wang Angela Yee-Moon, Chan Juliana Chung-Ngor, Wang Mei, Poon Emily, Lui Siu-Fai, Li Philip Kam-Tao, Sanderson John
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BACKGROUND: Genetic polymorphisms of the angiotensinogen (AGT) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) genes are associated with increased risk of hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in hypertensive subjects. However, the extent to which these polymorphisms are related to LVH and remodeling in dialysis patients remains unknown. METHODS: Two hundred and forty-six end-stage renal disease (ESRD)...
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