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The adverse association between blood pressure and carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT), a surrogate measure of subclinical atherosclerosis, is well-known. However, whether the G-6A polymorphism of the angiotensinogen (AGT) gene, a candidate gene of hypertension and vascular remodeling, modulates this relationship is unknown.
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Journal Article,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't,
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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