Open AccessQuantitative Assessment of the Effect of Angiotensinogen Gene Polymorphisms on the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
Author(s) -
Mingqing Xu,
Zheng Ye,
Frank B. Hu,
Lin He
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.107.728857
Subject(s) - odds ratio , medicine , confidence interval , allele , meta analysis , bioinformatics , endocrinology , genetics , gene , biology
Angiotensinogen, a key protein in the renin-angiotensin system, plays an important role in cardiovascular hemostasis. Many studies have examined the association between polymorphisms in the angiotensinogen gene and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), but the results have been inconsistent.
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