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Role of a molecular variant of rat atrial natriuretic Peptide gene in vascular remodeling.
Annals of clinical and laboratory science - 1 Jan 2007
De Paolis Paola, Nobili Valerio, Lombardi Alessia, Tarasi David, Barbato Daniela, Marchitti Simona, Ganten Ursula, Brunetti Ercole, Volpe Massimo, Rubattu Speranza
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies in a hypertensive animal model of stroke and in humans showed that mutations of the atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) gene are associated with increased risk of stroke. To elucidate the vascular disease mechanisms that result from structural modifications of the ANP gene, we investigated a coding mutation of the ANP gene in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRsp). This mutation leads...
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