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A core promoter variant of angiotensinogen gene and interindividual variation in response to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors.
Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS - 1 Dec 2014
Yu Huimin, Lin Shuguang, Zhong Jiuchang, He Min, Jin Lijun, Zhang Yuqing, Liu Guozhang
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INTRODUCTION: The polymorphic angiotensinogen (AGT) gene is one of the most promising candidates for essential hypertension. The aim of this study was to examine the association between the A-6G variant of the AGT gene and the blood pressure response to angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in hypertensive subjects. METHODS: Five hundred and nine mildly to moderately hypertensive subjects received ACE...
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