Article
Angiotensinogen genotype, sodium reduction, weight loss, and prevention of hypertension: trials of hypertension prevention, phase II.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Sept 1998
Hunt S C, Cook N R, Oberman A, Cutler J A, Hennekens C H, Allender P S, Walker W G, Whelton P K, Williams R R
Abstract excerpt
The angiotensinogen gene has been linked to essential hypertension and increased blood pressure. A functional variant believed to be responsible for hypertension susceptibility occurs at position -6 in the promoter region of the gene in which an A for G base pair substitution is associated with h...
Topics
- Adult
- Angiotensin II
- Blood Pressure
- Diet, Sodium-Restricted
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Incidence
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Sodium, Dietary
- United States
- Weight Loss