Article
Angiotensinogen gene polymorphism, plasma angiotensinogen, and risk of hypertension and ischemic heart disease: a meta-analysis.
Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology - 1 Jul 2003
Sethi Amar Akhtar, Nordestgaard Børge Grønne, Tybjaerg-Hansen Anne
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate whether the M235T polymorphism in the angiotensinogen gene was associated with angiotensinogen levels, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, hypertension, and risk of ischemic cardiovascular disease in different ethnic populations. METHODS AND RESULTS: One hundred twenty-seven studies published between January 1992 and March 2002 examining the association of...
Topics
- Angiotensinogen
- Asian People
- Black People
- Blood Pressure
- Genotype
- Heterozygote
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Ischemia
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Stroke
- White People
