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| Freitas,S.R.S.; Cabello,P.H.; Moura-Neto,R.S.; Dolinsky,L.C.; Lima,A.B.; Barros,M.; Bittencourt,I.; Cordovil,I.L.. |
| Essential hypertension is a disease multifactorially triggered by genetic and environmental factors. The contribution of genetic polymorphisms of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and clinical risk factors to the development of resistant hypertension was evaluated in 90 hypertensive patients and in 115 normotensive controls living in Southwestern Brazil. Genotyping for insertion/deletion of angiotensin-converting enzyme, angiotensinogen M235T, angiotensin II type 1 receptor A1166C, aldosterone synthase C344T, and mineralocorticoid receptor A4582C polymorphisms was performed by PCR, with further restriction analysis when required. The influence of genetic polymorphisms on blood pressure variation was assessed by analysis of the odds ratio, while... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Essential hypertension; Renin-angiotensin- aldosterone system; Polymorphisms; Genetics. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000300005 |
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