Article
Polymorphisms within angiotensin II receptor type 1 gene associated with essential hypertension in Chinese Hani and Yi minorities.
Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS - 1 Sept 2015
Yang Hongju, Bai Song, Wu Yanrui, Li Qian, Luo Fangyu, Li Bai, Jin Yanfen, Xiao Chunjie
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Angiotensin II receptor type 1 mediates the major cardiovascular effects of angiotensin II to regulate blood pressure. Polymorphisms of angiotensin II receptor type 1 are associated with essential hypertension, but the results are inconsistent and conflicting. The aim of the present study is to assess the association between angiotensin II receptor type 1 polymorphisms and essential hypertension...
Topics
- Adult
- Asian People
- Blood Pressure
- Essential Hypertension
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genotyping Techniques
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Minority Groups
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1