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Relations of blood pressure to angiotensinogen gene T174M polymorphism and alcohol intake.
Journal of physiological anthropology and applied human science - 1 Jul 2003
Takashima Yutaka, Kokaze Akatsuki, Matsunaga Naomi, Yoshida Masao, Sekiguchi Kanako, Sekine Yasuko, Sumiya Yu
Abstract excerpt
To clarify the interactive effects of alcohol intake and angiotensinogen gene codon 174 (T174M) polymorphisms on blood pressure in Japanese male workers. On the basis of data from health examinations, nutrition survey and T174M genotype analysis conducted for 185 Japanese male workers at 2000, the prevalence of high-normal blood pressure (HNBP) and hypertension were compared between the four subgroups crossed by...
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