Open AccessBlood pressure and interactions between the angiotensin polymorphism AGT M235T and sodium intake: a cross-sectional population study
Author(s) -
Teresa Norat,
Richard Bowman,
Robert Luben,
Ailsa Welch,
KayTee Khaw,
Nicholas J. Wareham,
Sheila Bingham
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/88.2.392
Subject(s) - blood pressure , genotype , population , medicine , endocrinology , sodium , physiology , biology , chemistry , genetics , gene , environmental health , organic chemistry
Intervention studies have indicated an interaction between the blood pressure response to a low-sodium or a low-fat and high-fruit and -vegetable diet and the angiotensinogen gene (AGT) polymorphisms G-6A and M235T.
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