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A polymorphism in the gene for the angiotensin II type 1 receptor is not associated with hypertension.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Dec 1997
Schmidt S, Beige J, Walla-Friedel M, Michel M C, Sharma A M, Ritz E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A mutation in the gene for the angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor (A1166C) has been reported to be associated with primary hypertension. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether this observation could be confirmed with a different population sample. DESIGN: We examined 414 individuals with primary hypertension and 172 normotensive controls. METHODS: The mutation in the gene for the AT1 receptor was detected...
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