Article
Association between polymorphisms in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system genes and essential hypertension in the Han Chinese population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Ji Lindan, Cai Xiaobo, Zhang Lina, Fei Lijuan, Wang Lin, Su Jia, Lazar Lissy, Xu Jin, Zhang Yaping
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is the most important endocrine blood pressure control mechanism in our body, genes encoding components of this system have been strong candidates for the investigation of the genetic basis of hypertension. However, previous studies mainly focused on limited polymorphisms, thus we carried out a case-control study in the Han Chinese population to systemically...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Asian People
- Body Mass Index
- China
- Cytochrome P-450 CYP11B2
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Male
