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Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Gene Polymorphism Predicts Development of Hypertension and Metabolic Syndrome
20 Nov 2008
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BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of polymorphism A1166C for AGTR1 and -1332G/A for AGTR2 on the incidence of sustained hypertension (HT) and metabolic syndrome in a cohort of young patients screened for stage 1 HT. METHODS: We assessed 420 white hypertensive subjects never treated for HT and followed up for 7.3 years in the HT and Ambulatory Recording Venetia Study (HARVEST)....
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