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[Influence of genetic factors on the development of target organ lesions in relation to age in diagnosis of arterial hypertension].
Terapevticheskii arkhiv - 1 Jan 2010
Kuznetsova T Iu, Gavrilov D V, Samokhodskaia L M, Postnov A Iu, Boĭtsov S A
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AIM: To analyze the impact of polymorphism of a group of genes encoding for endothelial function on the development of target organ lesions in arterial hypertension (AH) in relation to age. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Six hundred and seventy-two AH patients (mean age 50.6 years; men 67%) were examined. Microalbuminuria (MAU) was estimated. Electrocardiography, echocardiography, and carotid ultrasonography were...
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