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Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in brain infarction and vascular death.
Annals of neurology - 1 Jul 2005
Brenner David, Labreuche Julien, Poirier Odette, Cambien François, Amarenco Pierre
Abstract excerpt
The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system has functions that may contribute to brain infarction (BI). In 459 matched pairs of white patients and control subjects, we measured plasma angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) levels, seven polymorphisms (angiotensinogen T174M and M235T, ACE I/D and 4656 2/3CT repeat [rpt], angiotensin II type 1 receptor A1166C and A153G, and aldosterone synthase CYP11B2), and evaluated...
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