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Contribution of clinical, metabolic, and genetic factors on hypertension in obese children and adolescents.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Jan 2011
Siklar Zeynep, Berberoglu Merih, Savas Erdeve Senay, Hacihamdioglu Bülent, Ocal Gönül, Egin Yonca, Akar Nejat
Abstract excerpt
The role of ACE gene insertion (I) or deletion (D) polymorphism on blood pressure phenotype is not clear in children. The aim of this work is to examine the association between hypertension and ACE I/D polymorphism, as well as the contribution of clinical and metabolic parameters on blood pressure. The study participants were 199 obese children. Forty-four of them were hypertensive. The hypertensive subjects were...
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