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Gene polymorphism of angiotensin II type 1 and type 2 receptors.
Current pharmaceutical design - 1 Jan 2013
Katsuya Tomohiro, Morishita Ryuichi
Abstract excerpt
Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays a key role in pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease and in the responsiveness for various types of medications. A large number of genetic investigations have been carried out to examine the association between gene variants of RAS and predisposition to cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension, coronary artery disease and stroke. Even though the major results were...
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