Polymorphisms at the angiotensinogen (AGT) and angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) loci and normal blood pressure

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 214-219

  Berge, K E ^c   Berg, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Angiotensin II type 1 receptor; Angiotensinogen; Blood pressure; DNA; Gene environment interaction; Genetics; Level genes; Variability genes

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NORWAY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0031892340     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1998.tb02680.x     Document Type: Article

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