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Angiotensinogen gene M235T polymorphism and reduction in wall thickness in response to antihypertensive treatment.
Clinical science (London, England : 1979) - 1 Nov 2003
Bozec Erwan, Fassot Céline, Tropeano Anne-Isabelle, Boutouyrie Pierre, Jeunemaitre Xavier, Lacolley Patrick, Dabire Hubert, Laurent Stéphane
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The angiotensinogen M235T polymorphism has been linked to hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is an early marker of atherosclerosis. The objectives of the present study were to determine in previously untreated essential hypertensive patients whether caro...
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