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Variants and haplotypes in angiotensinogen gene are associated with plasmatic angiotensinogen level in Mexican population.
The American journal of the medical sciences - 1 Sept 2011
Balam-Ortiz Eros, Esquivel-Villarreal Adolfo, Alfaro-Ruiz Luis, Carrillo Karol, Elizalde Adela, Gil Trinidad, Urushihara Maki, Kobori Hiroyuki, Jimenez-Sanchez Gerardo
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INTRODUCTION: The plasmatic angiotensinogen (AGT) level has been associated with essential hypertension. Linkage analysis has found a relationship between the AGT gene locus and hypertension in the Mexican-American population, but studies have failed to identify genetic variants associated with hypertension or plasma AGT levels. This study analyzes the relationship between polymorphisms in the AGT gene and...
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