Nature

C allele of angiotensin II type 1 receptor gene A1166C polymorphism affects plasma adiponectin concentrations in healthy young Japanese women

Angiotensin II and its type 1 receptor (AT1R) are both expressed in the adipose tissue and involved in the genesis of atherosclerosis as well as hypertension. However, the influence of the AT1R gene ...
Nature

Association of the angiotensin II type I receptor gene +1166 A>C polymorphism with hypertension risk: evidence from a meta-analysis of 16474 subjects

Three searching engines, including MEDLINE, EMBASE and Web of Science, were employed. The last search was conducted on 25 February 2010. As a prerequisite, all tracked reports were restricted to ...