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The association between salt sensitivity of blood pressure and some polymorphic factors.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Jul 1994
Kojima S, Inenaga T, Matsuoka H, Kuramochi M, Omae T, Nara Y, Yamori Y
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the association in Japanese subjects between the salt sensitivity of blood pressure and polymorphic factors. DESIGN AND METHODS: One hundred and four patients with essential hypertension were classified as salt-sensitive or non-salt-sensitive depending on their blood pressure response to salt restriction. An insertion/deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene was...
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