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A single-nucleotide polymorphism of alanine to threonine at position 163 of the human angiotensin II type 1 receptor impairs Losartan affinity.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics - 1 Jun 2010
Arsenault Jason, Lehoux Julie, Lanthier Luc, Cabana Jérôme, Guillemette Gaëtan, Lavigne Pierre, Leduc Richard, Escher Emanuel
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: AT1 is the principal receptor for angiotensin II (AngII), which regulates blood pressure and osmotic homeostasis. Earlier studies have shown that position 163 interacts with the antihypertensive nonpeptide antagonist, Losartan. A recently discovered polymorphism found in humans (rs12721226) coding for residue 163 led us to determine whether this polymorphism would affect Losartan...
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