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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-1-8
pubmed:abstractText
The angiotensinogen (AGT) gene M235T variant is associated with essential hypertension and elevated plasma AGT concentrations, although the underlying mechanisms are unknown. Recent studies have suggested that AGCE 1 (human AGT gene core promoter element 1) located in the 5' upstream core promoter region (position -25 to -1) of the human AGT gene has an important part in the expression of AGT mRNA by binding with transcription factor AGCF 1 (human AGT gene core promoter element binding factor 1), and a mutation at -20 from adenine to cytosine (A-20C) increases the level of expression of this transcript. We therefore examined subjects with this mutation to study the association with increased plasma AGT concentrations and with essential hypertension. One hundred eighty-eight subjects receiving no antihypertensive medication were examined with regard to the correlation between A-20C and plasma AGT concentrations, and 234 subjects were studied with respect to the association between A-20C and essential hypertension. A-20C was determined by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis with EcoOR 109I. Multiple regression analysis showed a weak but significant correlation between A-20C and plasma AGT concentrations (P=.047) and essential hypertension (P=.049). The results suggest that A-20C may underlie the increase in plasma AGT concentrations and be involved in the development of essential hypertension.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0194-911X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1325-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9403548-Angiotensinogen, pubmed-meshheading:9403548-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:9403548-Cholesterol, pubmed-meshheading:9403548-Cholesterol, HDL, pubmed-meshheading:9403548-Gene Frequency, pubmed-meshheading:9403548-Genetic Variation, pubmed-meshheading:9403548-Genotype, pubmed-meshheading:9403548-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9403548-Hypertension, pubmed-meshheading:9403548-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9403548-Odds Ratio, pubmed-meshheading:9403548-Point Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:9403548-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:9403548-Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length, pubmed-meshheading:9403548-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9403548-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:9403548-Reference Values, pubmed-meshheading:9403548-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9403548-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:9403548-Triglycerides
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Essential hypertension and 5' upstream core promoter region of human angiotensinogen gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Second Department of Internal Medicine, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't