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Significance of genetic polymorphisms of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in cardiovascular and renal disease.
Pharmacogenomics - 1 Mar 2009
Rudnicki Michael, Mayer Gert
Abstract excerpt
The angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) is a component of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). The RAAS--involved primarily in blood pressure and sodium homeostasis--is activated in many renal and cardiovascular diseases, and therapy with ACE inhibitors and other blockers of the RAAS has proven to be clinically beneficial. Plasma and tissue levels of ACE are at least partially determined by a genetic...
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