Article
M235T polymorphism of the angiotensinogen gene and hypertension in Chinese.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Aug 1998
Cheung B M, Leung R, Shiu S, Tan K C, Lau C P, Kumana C R
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To compare the distributions of the genotypes and alleles of the M235T polymorphism of the angiotensinogen gene for hypertensive patients and normotensive controls. DESIGN: A study of association of genetic polymorphisms. SETTING: An outpatient clinic run by a university department handling referrals from primary care. PATIENTS: Two hundred and four subjects, 103 normal controls and 101 patients with...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Alleles
- Angiotensinogen
- Case-Control Studies
- China
- DNA
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Polymorphism, Genetic
