Molecular variant M235T of the angiotensinogen gene is associated with essential hypertension in Taiwanese

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 607-611

  Chiang, Fu Tien ^a   Hsu, Kwan Lih ^a   Tseng, Chuen Den ^a   Hsiao, Wei Hon ^a   Lo, Huey Ming ^b   Chern, Tser Haw ^b   Tseng, Yung Zu ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAO YUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Angiotensinogen; Essential hypertension; Polymorphism; Taiwanese

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSINOGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 0030926475     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199715060-00006     Document Type: Article

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