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Variation in bradykinin receptor genes increases the cardiovascular risk associated with hypertension.
European heart journal - 1 Sept 2003
Dhamrait Sukhbir S, Payne John R, Li Ping, Jones Alun, Toor Iqbal S, Cooper Jacqueline A, Hawe Emma, Palmen Jutta M, Wootton Peter T E, Miller George J, Humphries Steve E, Montgomery Hugh E
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AIMS: The contribution of kinins to the beneficial effects of angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition in cardiovascular risk reduction remains unclear. The genes for the kinin inducible B1 receptor (B(1)R) and constitutive B2 receptor (B(2)R) contain functional variants: the B(1)R-699C (...
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