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Biochemical and genetic role of apelin in essential hypertension and acute coronary syndrome.
International journal of cardiology - 15 Nov 2016
Gupta Mohit D, Girish M P, Shah Dhaval, Rain Manjari, Mehta Vimal, Tyagi Sanjay, Trehan Vijay, Pasha Qadar
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Apelin-APJ pathway has emerged as a potent regulator of blood pressure (BP) and blood flow in vasculature and heart. Variants in apelin gene may affect the vascular tone in peripheral circulation or heart, thereby predisposing to cardiovascular diseases. The aim of our study was to investigate the association of two apelin gene polymorphisms rs3761581 and rs2235312, and apelin levels in patients with...
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