Article
Gender specific association of RAS gene polymorphism with essential hypertension: a case-control study.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2014
Dhanachandra Singh Kh, Jajodia Ajay, Kaur Harpreet, Kukreti Ritushree, Karthikeyan Muthusamy
Abstract excerpt
Renin-angiotensin system (RAS) polymorphisms have been studied as candidate risk factors for hypertension with inconsistent results, possibly due to heterogeneity among various genetic and environmental factors. A case-control association study was conducted to investigate a possible involvement of polymorphisms of three RAS genes: AGT M235T (rs699), ACE I/D (rs4340) and G2350A (rs4343), and AGTR1 A1166C (rs5186)...
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