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Polymorphisms of angiotensinogen and angiotensin-converting enzyme associated with lower extremity arterial disease in the Health, Aging and Body Composition study.
Journal of human hypertension - 1 Aug 2007
Li R, Nicklas B, Pahor M, Newman A, Sutton-Tyrrell K, Harris T, Lakatta E, Bauer D C, Ding J, Satterfield S, Kritchevsky S B
Abstract excerpt
The role of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) genes on the risk of lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) in elderly people remains unclear. We assessed the relationship of genetic polymorphisms in RAS: G-6A, T174M and M235T of the angiotensinogen (AGT) gene, and the angiotensin-converting enzyme i...
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