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A positive association between the human tissue kallikerin gene A2233C polymorphism and blood pressure response to benazepril.
Clinical and experimental hypertension (New York, N.Y. : 1993) - 1 Jan 2017
Hong Zhe, Pan Liying, Fei Jiali, Ma Zhangqing, Hong Zongyuan
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BACKGROUND: It is generally believed that essential hypertension is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors, as well as their interactions. Tissue kallikrein encoded by the tissue kallikrein gene (KLK1) is a key serine proteinase of kallikrein-kinin system, which is capable of generating potent vasactive peptides, kinins, by selective cleavage of the kininogen substrate. It was reported that the...
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