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Angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene polymorphism is associated with increase of left ventricular mass but not with hypertension.
American journal of hypertension - 1 Mar 1998
Takami S, Katsuya T, Rakugi H, Sato N, Nakata Y, Kamitani A, Miki T, Higaki J, Ogihara T
Abstract excerpt
A genetic epidemiologic approach is useful to elucidate the genes responsible for hypertension. Genetic analyses of the components of the renin-angiotensin system have succeeded in showing an association between their polymorphism and hypertension. Recently, two types of angiotensin II receptor w...
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