M235-->T polymorphism of the angiotensinogen gene predicts hypertension in the elderly.

doi:10.1097/00004872-199609000-00003

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M235-->T polymorphism of the angiotensinogen gene predicts hypertension in the elderly.

Journal of hypertension - 1 Sept 1996

Johnson A G, Simons L A, Friedlander Y, Simons J, Davis D R, MaCallum J

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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the M235-->T polymorphism (exon 2) of the angiotensinogen gene is associated with hypertension in elderly patients with isolated systolic hypertension [ISH: systolic blood pressure (SBP) > or = 160 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure (DBP) < 90 mmHg) or systolic-diastol...

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Aged
Angiotensinogen
Case-Control Studies
Female
Genotype
Humans
Hypertension
Male
Middle Aged
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length

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