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SNP rs198389 (T-381 C) polymorphism in the B-type natriuretic peptide gene promoter in patients with atherosclerotic renovascular hypertension.
Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - 1 Apr 2009
Poreba Rafał, Poczatek Karol, Gać Paweł, Poreba Małgorzata, Gonerska Marzena, Jonkisz Anna, Derkacz Arkadiusz, Negrusz-Kawecka Marta, Sobieszczańska Małgorzata, Pilecki Witold, Szuba Andrzej, Andrzejak Ryszard
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INTRODUCTION: Renovascular hypertension caused by renal artery stenosis (RAS) accounts for 3-5% of all cases of hypertension. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to determine the association between SNP rs198389 (T-381 C) polymorphism in the B-type natriuretic peptide promoter (BNP) gene and the degree of RAS in patients with atherosclerotic renovascular hypertension. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Thirty-six patients...
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