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Angiotensinogen gene polymorphism is associated with insulin resistance in nondiabetic men with or without coronary heart disease.
American heart journal - 1 Jul 1998
Sheu W H, Lee W J, Jeng C Y, Young M S, Ding Y A, Chen Y T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Variants of the angiotensinogen gene may increase the risk of having arterial hypertension and coronary heart disease (CHD), but their effect on insulin resistance remains unknown. METHODS: We determined M235 and T174 allele status and fasting plasma glucose, insulin, and lipids values in nondiabetic men with CHD documented on angiography (n = 102) and in a control group (n = 145). Plasma glucose and...
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