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Association between renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system-related genes and blood pressure in a Korean population.
Blood pressure - 1 Aug 2011
Song Se-Bin, Jin Hyun-Seok, Hong Kyung-Won, Lim Ji-Eun, Moon Ju-Young, Jeong Kyung-Hwan, Ihm Chun-Gyoo, Lee Tae-Won, Oh Bermseok, Lee Sang-Ho
Abstract excerpt
AIMS. Blood pressure control is influenced by various genetic and environmental factors, and genetic susceptibility is important in the development of essential hypertension. Because the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) has a key role in vasoconstriction, vasodilation, and sodium and electrolyte balance, it is central in blood pressure control and so is an appropriate target in hypertension treatments....
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Blood Pressure
- Case-Control Studies
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Proto-Oncogene Mas
- Renin-Angiotensin System
- Republic of Korea