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Combined renin-angiotensin system gene polymorphisms and outcomes in coronary artery disease - a preliminary report.
Kardiologia polska - 1 Jan 2011
Dzielińska Zofia, Małek Lukasz A, Roszczynko Marta, Szperl Małgorzata, Demkow Marcin, Kądziela Jacek, Prejbisz Aleksander, Zieliński Tomasz, Januszewicz Andrzej, Rużyłło Witold
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Common variants of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) genes have been linked to a higher risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and its complications. AIM: To determine the prognostic significance of a combination of three common polymorphisms of RAS genes (angiotensin converting enzyme - ACE Ins/Del, angiotensin receptor type 1 - AGT1R A1166C and angiotensinogen - ATG M235T) in patients with CAD....
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