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Association of ACE, FABP2 and GST genes polymorphism with essential hypertension risk among a North Indian population.
Annals of human biology - 1 Jan 2015
Abbas Shania, Raza Syed Tasleem, Chandra Anu, Rizvi Saliha, Ahmed Faisal, Eba Ale, Mahdi Farzana
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hypertension has a multi-factorial background based on genetic and environmental interactive factors. ACE, FABP2 and GST genes have been suggested to be involved in the development of hypertension. However, the results have been inconsistent. AIM: The present study was carried out to investigate the association of ACE (rs4646994), FABP2 (rs1799883) and GST (GSTM1 null or positive genotype and GSTT1...
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