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Gender-Specific Association between Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor -1332 A/G Gene Polymorphism and Advanced Carotid Atherosclerosis.
Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association - 1 Jul 2016
Kolaković Ana, Stanković Aleksandra, Djurić Tamara, Živković Maja, Končar Igor, Davidović Lazar, Radak Djordje, Alavantić Dragan
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BACKGROUND: The angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2R) -1332 A/G polymorphism has been denoted as functional and associated with certain cardiovascular disease phenotypes. However, there are no studies considering the association of this gene polymorphism with carotid atherosclerosis (CA) and cerebrovascular events. Therefore, the aim of our study was to investigate a possible association of the AT2R -1332 A/G...
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