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Lack of association between renin-angiotensin system, gene polymorphisms, and wall thickness of the radial and carotid arteries.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Sept 1998
Girerd X, Hanon O, Mourad J J, Boutouyrie P, Laurent S, Jeunemaitre X
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To investigate the relationship between polymorphisms of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and the angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) genes and structural phenotypes of arteries, we studied a cohort of 340 subjects (aged 49+/-12 years) without evidence of cardiovascular disease and who had never been treated previously with any cardiovascular treatments. Structural phenotypes (wall thickness and internal...
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