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The ScaI gene polymorphism of the atrial natriuretic factor and essential arterial hypertension in childhood.
Collegium antropologicum - 1 Dec 2004
Zorc-Plesković Ruda, Bidovec Matjaz, Bregar Dejan, Milutinović Aleksandra, Terzić Rifet, Teran Natasa
Abstract excerpt
In order to investigate the contribution of the atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) gene in pathogenesis of essential arterial hypertension (EAH), we analyzed the ScaI gene polymorphism of the ANF gene in a group of children with EAH. Fifty-eight children, aged 8-19 years, with the diagnosis of EAH were included in the association study and were compared to 57 subjects with normal blood pressure (the control group)....
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