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C allele of angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene A1166C polymorphism affects plasma adiponectin concentrations in healthy young Japanese women.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Oct 2009
Miyanaga Katsuko, Fukuo Keisuke, Akasaka Hiroshi, Katsuya Tomohiro, Fukada Rumi, Rakugi Hiromi, Kazumi Tsutomu
Abstract excerpt
Angiotensin II and its type 1 receptor (AT1R) are both expressed in the adipose tissue and involved in the genesis of atherosclerosis as well as hypertension. However, the influence of the AT1R gene A1166C polymorphism on atherosclerosis risk factors and on the development of early atherosclerosis is not clear. We evaluated 416 healthy young women to investigate the effects of this genotype on atherosclerosis...
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