Article
New polymorphisms of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene and their associations with myocardial infarction and blood pressure: the ECTIM study. Etude Cas-Témoin de l'Infarctus du Myocarde.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Oct 1998
Poirier O, Georges J L, Ricard S, Arveiler D, Ruidavets J B, Luc G, Evans A, Cambien F, Tiret L
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: In an earlier report, we suggested that a polymorphism located in the 3' untranslated region of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene (AT1R+1166 A/C) might interact with the angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism to increase the risk of myocardial...
Topics
- Adult
- Blood Pressure
- DNA
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Female
- France
- Gene Deletion
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myocardial Infarction
- Northern Ireland
- Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational
