Role of two angiotensinogen polymorphisms in blood pressure variation

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 865-869

  Robinson, M ^a   Williams, S M ^b,c  

^a Polymorphism Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensinogen; Blood pressure variation; Renin angiotensin system

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; ANGIOTENSIN; DNA; GUANINE; THYMINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GHANA; HAPLOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LINEAR SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGING; ALLELES; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIASTOLE; GENOTYPE; GHANA; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; METHIONINE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SYSTOLE; THREONINE;

EID: 10044266345     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001768     Document Type: Article

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