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Angiotensin II type I receptor polymorphism in African Americans lower frequency of the C1166 variant.
Biochemistry and molecular biology international - 1 Sept 1997
Gainer J V, Hunley T E, Kon V, Nadeau J H, Muldowney J A, Brown N J
Abstract excerpt
The C1166 variant, an A to C substitution polymorphism at the 1166 position of the angiotensin II type I (AT1) receptor, has been previously associated with hypertension in Caucasians. This study determines the frequency of the C1166 variant in an African American population. Normotensive African American (n = 99) and Caucasian (n = 100) subjects were genotyped to determine the frequency of the C1166 variant....
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