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Gene polymorphisms of the renin-angiotensin system and early development of hypertension.
American journal of hypertension - 1 Aug 2006
Barbalić Maja, Skarić-Jurić Tatjana, Cambien François, Barbaux Sandrine, Poirier Odette, Turek Stjepan, Vrhovski-Hebrang Danijela, Cubrilo-Turek Mirjana, Rudan Igor, Rudan Pavao, Narancić Nina Smolej
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A case-control association study was conducted to investigate a possible involvement of polymorphisms of three renin-angiotensin system genes: ACE (I/D and T-3892C), AGT (M235T and T174M), and AT1R (A1166C) in the early development of hypertension. METHODS: One hundred nineteen hypertensive and 125 normotensive participants aged 18 to 40 years were selected from a broader sample representative of the...
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