Article
Correlation between renin-angiotensin system gene polymorphisms and essential hypertension in the Chinese Yi ethnic group.
Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS - 1 Dec 2015
Yang Yu-Ling, Mo Yan-Ping, He Yong-Shu, Yang Fang, Xu Yan, Li Cheng-Cheng, Wang Jiao, Reng Hao-Ming, Long Li
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has been considered to play an important role in the regulation of blood pressure. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between RAS gene polymorphisms and essential hypertension (EH) in the Chinese Yi ethnic group. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 244 EH subjects and 185 normotensive individuals from the Chinese Yi ethnic group were genotyped for AGT...
Topics
- Asian People
- Case-Control Studies
- Essential Hypertension
- Ethnicity
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Hypertension
- INDEL Mutation
- Logistic Models
- Male
- Middle Aged