Genetic polymorphisms of angiotensin-2 type 1 receptor and angiotensinogen and risk of renal dysfunction and coronary heart disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Increased activation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) may be important in promoting coronary heart disease (CHD) and renal dysfunction, but limited data are available on associations between angiotensin type 1 receptor (<it&g...

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Main Authors: Hu Frank B, Lin Julie, Qi Lu, Curhan Gary C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-03-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2369/10/9