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Association of polymorphisms in the AGT gene with essential hypertension in the Chinese population.
Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS - 1 Jun 2012
Xi Bo, Shen Yue, Yan Yinkun, Mi Jie
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Although the angiotensinogen (AGT) gene has been implicated in the pathogenesis of essential hypertension, the results have been inconsistent. In this study, we performed a meta-analysis to assess the association of A-6G, A-20C and G-217A polymorphisms in the AGT gene with essential hypertension in the Chinese population. METHODS: Published literature from PubMed, Embase, China National Knowledge...
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