Polymorphism in oestrogen response element associated with variation in plasma angiotensinogen concentrations in healthy pregnant women

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 553-557

  Morgan, Linda ^a   Crawshaw, Sarah ^a   Baker, Philip N ^b   Pipkin, Fiona Broughton ^a   Kalsheker, Noor ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiotensinogen; Gene regulation; Polymorphism; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN I; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; ESTROGEN; RENIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPORTER GENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0034073616     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200018050-00007     Document Type: Article

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