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A biallelic gene polymorphism of CYP11B2 predicts increased aldosterone to renin ratio in selected hypertensive patients.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jun 2003
Nicod Jérôme, Bruhin David, Auer Lucas, Vogt Bruno, Frey Felix J, Ferrari Paolo
Abstract excerpt
Altered control of aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) gene expression may modulate aldosterone secretion, as suggested by a raised aldosterone to renin ratio (ARR) in some patients with essential hypertension. We compared the frequency of two linked CYP11B2 polymorphisms, one in the steroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1) binding site and the other an intronic conversion (Int2) in relation to ARR in 141 hypertensive patients....
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