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Impact of ACE2 gene polymorphism on antihypertensive efficacy of ACE inhibitors.
Journal of human hypertension - 1 Dec 2016
Chen Y Y, Liu D, Zhang P, Zhong J C, Zhang C J, Wu S L, Zhang Y Q, Liu G Z, He M, Jin L J, Yu H M
Abstract excerpt
Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), a newly discovered member of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, counterbalances the actions of angiotensin-converting enzyme. The objective of our study was to assess the association between rs2106809 polymorphism in ACE2 gene and the blood pressure response to ACE inhibitors in untreated hypertensive patients. After a 2-week, double-blind placebo run-in period, either...
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