Normative genetic profiles of RAAS pathway gene polymorphisms in North Indian and South Indian populations

Human Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 241-254

  Prasad, Pushplata ^a   Thelma, B K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Angiotensin I Converting Enzyme (ACE); Angiotensinogen (AGT); Chymase (CMA); Diabetic chronic renal insufficiency; Indian populations; Normative genetic data; Renin (REN); Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System (RAAS) pathway gene polymorphisms

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; CHYMASE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; RENIN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE POOL; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PARAMETERS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HARDY WEINBERG DISTRIBUTION LAW; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 35448968817     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hub.2007.0033     Document Type: Article

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