T235 variant of the angiotensinogen gene and blood pressure in the Chilean population

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 829-833

  Fardella, Carlos E ^a   Claverie, Ximena ^a   Vignolo, Pamela ^a   Montero, Joaquín ^a   Villarroel, Luis ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Angiotensinogen gene; Blood pressure; Essential hypertension

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; DNA; METHIONINE; RENIN; THREONINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GENE; GENOME; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031836434     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199816060-00014     Document Type: Article

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