Article
Association between the angiotensinogen 235T-variant and essential hypertension in whites: a systematic review and methodological appraisal.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Dec 1997
Kunz R, Kreutz R, Beige J, Distler A, Sharma A M
Abstract excerpt
Recently, an allelic variant of the angiotensinogen gene (AGT 235T) has been associated with increased risk of hypertension. However, this finding has not been confirmed by all investigators. A meta-analysis was performed to examine the association between the AGT 235T-allele and hypertension in...
Topics
- Alleles
- Angiotensinogen
- Biometry
- Databases, Bibliographic
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Hypertension
- MEDLINE
- Odds Ratio
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- White People