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Linkage of angiotensinogen gene polymorphisms with hypertension in a sibling study of Hong Kong Chinese.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Jun 2010
Fang Yu-Jing, Deng Han-Bing, Thomas G Neil, Tzang Chi H, Li Cai-Xia, Xu Zong-Li, Yang Mengsu, Tomlinson Brian
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The angiotensinogen gene has been linked with human essential hypertension in whites but the relationship in Asian populations has been less consistent. This study aimed to examine genetic associations between hypertension and the M235T, T174M, and G-217A polymorphisms of the angiotensinogen gene in Chinese siblings. METHODS: We studied members of 126 families with a hypertensive proband, including 434...
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