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Genotypes of the renin-angiotensin system and glucocorticoid complications.
Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society - 1 Jan 2015
Nakamura Akio
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BACKGROUND: Angiotensinogen (AGT) and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) are recognized as important regulators of body mass index (BMI) and systemic blood pressure (BP). An association between these single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of AGT and ACE genes and obesity or hypertension has been established. This study examined relationships between the molecular variants of the AGT and ACE genes and bodyweight...
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