Article
Associations of candidate loci angiotensinogen and angiotensin-converting enzyme with severe hypertension: The NHLBI Family Heart Study.
Annals of epidemiology - 1 Jan 1997
Borecki I B, Province M A, Ludwig E H, Ellison R C, Folsom A R, Heiss G, Lalouel J M, Higgins M, Rao D C
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: In studies conducted in several different populations, the M235T substitution in the angiotensinogen (AGT) locus has been associated with hypertension. METHODS: A case-control study was initiated in an attempt to replicate this finding. Persons with hypertension, age- and sex-matched normotensive controls, and randomly sampled individuals were probands from the Family Heart Study of the National Heart,...
Topics
- Angiotensinogen
- Black People
- Body Mass Index
- Case-Control Studies
- Coronary Disease
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Logistic Models
- Male
