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Genetics of the renin-angiotensin system with respect to cardiac and blood pressure phenotypes in healthy newborn infants.
Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS - 1 Dec 2013
Gorący Iwona, Dawid Grazyna, Łoniewska Beata, Gorący Jarosław, Ciechanowicz Andrzej
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INTRODUCTION: Left ventricular mass (LVM) is a strong predictor of various heart diseases. We examine the association between the G(-6)A AGT, I/D ACE, A1166C AGTR1, T(-344)C CYP 11β2, A538G MR and A10631G REN polymorphisms and LVM and blood pressure in newborn infants. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included 211 healthy newborn infants. Two-dimensional M-mode echocardiography was used to assess LVM between days...
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