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Association of the renin gene polymorphism, three angiotensinogen gene polymorphisms and the haplotypes with essential hypertension in the Mongolian population.
Clinical and experimental hypertension (New York, N.Y. : 1993) - 1 Jan 2010
Ying Chang-Qing, Wang Yan-Hua, Wu Zheng-Lai, Fang Ming-Wu, Wang Jian, Li Yong-Shan, Zhang Yong-Hong, Qiu Chang-Chun
Abstract excerpt
Renin is a rate-limiting enzyme of the renin-angiotensin system and plays a crucial role in the regulation of blood pressure (BP). Angiotensinogen (AGT) is the precursor of potent vasoactive hormone angiotensin II and the AGT gene has been incriminated as a marker for genetic predisposition to essential hypertension (EH) in some ethnic groups. The purpose of the study is to explore the association of a new...
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