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The association of hypertension with renin-angiotensin system gene polymorphisms in the Lebanese population.
Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS - 1 Dec 2011
Saab Y B, Gard P R, Overall A D J
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AIM: The study objective was to examine the association of hypertension in the Lebanese population with three renin-angiotensin system gene polymorphisms (RAS): angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), angiotensinogen (AGT) and angiotensin-receptor type 1 (AT1R). METHODS: A total of 270 subjects (124 hypertensive vs 146 normotensive) were genotyped for ACE insertion (I)/deletion (D), AGT (M235T), and AT(1)R (A1166C)...
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