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Angiotensinogen M235T gene variants and its association with essential hypertension and plasma renin activity in Malaysian subjects: a case control study.
BMC cardiovascular disorders - 5 Apr 2005
Say Yee-How, Ling King-Hwa, Duraisamy Gnanasothie, Isaac Suzanne, Rosli Rozita
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BACKGROUND: Essential hypertension is a major public health concern worldwide where its prevalence accounts for various cerebrovascular diseases. A common molecular variant of angiotensinogen (AGT), the precursor of potent vasoactive hormone angiotensin II, has been incriminated as a marker for genetic predisposition to essential hypertension in some ethnics. This case-control study was designed not only to...
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