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Association of angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene A1166C polymorphism with the presence of diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome in patients with documented coronary artery disease.
European journal of internal medicine - 1 Jun 2011
Assali Akram, Ghayour-Mobarhan Majid, Sahebkar Amirhossein, Hassani Mitra, Kasaian Jamal, Tatari Farnoosh, Moohebati Mohsen, Paydar Roghayeh, Oladi Mohammadreza, Esmaeili Habib A, Tavallaie Shima, Tehrani Shahireh Omidvar, Ferns Gordon A A, Behravan Javad
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BACKGROUND: There are relatively limited data available on the genetic susceptibility to diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome in the Iranian population. We have therefore investigated the association between the angiotensin II type I receptor gene polymorphism (AT(1)R/A1166C) and the presence of diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome in a well defined group of patients. METHODS: Patients with...
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