A molecular variant of the angiotensinogen gene and hypertension in a case-control study in Japanese

Yonago Acta Medica

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 79-83

  Kishimoto, Takuji ^a   Suyama, Akihiko ^a   Osaki, Yoneatsu ^a   Miyamoto, Tetsuya ^a   Igarashi, Atsusi ^a   Okamoto, Mikizoh ^a   Kurosawa, Yoichi ^a   Fukumoto, Soji ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angiotensinogen; Case control study; Genotype; Hypertension; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 4744371157     PISSN: 05135710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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