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Renin-angiotensin system haplotypes and the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke in pharmacologically treated hypertensive patients.
American journal of epidemiology - 1 Jul 2007
Marciante Kristin D, Bis Joshua C, Rieder Mark J, Reiner Alexander P, Lumley Thomas, Monks Stephanie A, Kooperberg Charles, Carlson Christopher, Heckbert Susan R, Psaty Bruce M
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The products of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) play an important role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. Studies examining RAS gene variants and cardiovascular disease have focused on single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rather than haplotypes, which better characterize the patterns of genetic variation. The authors conducted a population-based, case-control study at Group Health (Seattle,...
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