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Angiotensinogen promoter variants influence gene expression in human kidney and visceral adipose tissue
Journal of Human Hypertension, 06/23/09
Sarzani R et al. - The results support the hypothesis that some human AGT promoter variants influence transcriptional activity in a tissue-specific way in humans.
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R Sarzani, 06/23/09
| Novel variants in the best studied candidate gene for human hypertension, the angiotensinogen (AGT) gene, influence AGT transcption levels in visceral adipose tissue. Obesity-related blood pressure and metabolic apects may be affected. |
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