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X-linked angiotensin II type 2 receptor gene polymorphism -1332A/G in male patients with essential hypertension.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Jan 2000
Zivković Maja, Djurić Tamara, Stancić Olja, Alavantić Dragan, Stanković Aleksandra
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The role of AT2R in regulation of blood pressure (BP) was mainly investigated in animal models. It is proposed to be a negative regulator of BP. X-linked AT2R -1332 A/G polymorphism has been denoted as functional. This polymorphism was associated with certain cardiovascular phenotypes in hypertensive patients, but it was poorly investigated in essential hypertension. The aim of our study was to...
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