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Angiotensin II Type 1 receptor (AGTR1) gene polymorphisms are associated with vascular manifestations in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc).
Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS - 1 Jul 2016
Rodríguez-Reyna Tatiana S, Núñez-Alvarez Carlos, Cruz-Lagunas Alfredo, Posadas-Sánchez Rosalinda, Pérez-Hernández Nonanzit, Jiménez-Alvarez Luis, Ramírez-Martínez Gustavo, Granados Julio, Vargas-Alarcón Gilberto, Zúñiga Joaquín
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INTRODUCTION: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) shows variable clinical expression in different ethnic groups; vascular abnormalities are a prominent feature of this disease and its clinical expression may be influenced by genetic factors. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Herein, we describe 15 polymorphisms of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone pathway in 170 Mexican admixed SSc patients (defined as patients with Mexican ancestry...
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