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Matrix metalloproteinase-2 -735C/T polymorphism is associated with resistant hypertension in a specialized outpatient clinic in Brazil.
Gene - 15 Jul 2017
Sabbatini Andrea R, Barbaro Natalia R, de Faria Ana Paula, Ritter Alessandra Mileni V, Modolo Rodrigo, Correa Nathália B, Brunelli Veridiana, Pinho Claudio, Fontana Vanessa, Moreno Heitor
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are enzymes involved in cardiovascular (CV) remodeling and hypertension-mediated target organ damage (TOD). Genetic polymorphisms in matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2) gene [-1575G/A (rs243866); -1306C/T (rs243865); and -735C/T (rs2285053)] are associated with several CV conditions, however the relationship between MMP-2 polymorphisms and resistant hypertension (RH) is...
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