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Angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1) gene A1166C is associated with the risk of hypertension.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Jan 2015
Bayramoglu Aysegul, Kurt Hulyam, Gunes Hasan Veysi, Ata Necmi, Birdane Alparslan, Dikmen Miris, Ustuner Mehmet Cengiz, Colak Ertugrul, Degirmenci Irfan
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AIM: This study was performed on primary hypertension patients in a Turkish population to determine the frequency of the A1166C polymorphism in the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1) gene and to examine the role of this polymorphism in hypertension development. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this study, 250 genomic DNA samples were collected (from 142 hypertension patients and 108 healthy subjects), randomized, and...
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