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Association of the -344C/T aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) gene variant with hypertension and stroke.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Sept 2010
Munshi Anjana, Sharma Vandana, Kaul Subhash, Rajeshwar K, Babu M Sai, Shafi Gowhar, Anila A N, Balakrishna N, Alladi Suvarna, Jyothy A
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Stroke is a complex disease caused by combination of multiple risk factors. Recent findings have suggested that stroke has a significant genetic component. Various types of genetic polymorphisms have been suggested to contribute to the risk of stroke. Gene polymorphisms of renin-angiontensin aldosterone system (RAAS) have been suggested to be risk factors for hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and stroke. In...
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