Article
Effect of the angiotensinogen gene Met235-->Thr variant on blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors in two Japanese populations.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Jul 1995
Nishiuma S, Kario K, Kayaba K, Nagio N, Shimada K, Matsuo T, Matsuo M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the gene frequency of the T235 allele and its relationship with hypertension in two Japanese populations. METHODS: T235 was investigated by restriction fragment length polymorphism using the polymerase chain reaction technique in 213 Japanese males aged 40-59 years, who were randomly selected from participants in the Jichi Medical School Cohort Study (Awaji-Hokudan population, n = 157;...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Angiotensinogen
- Base Sequence
- Genotype
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Risk Factors
