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No Association Between AGT Gene Polymorphisms with Hypertension in a South African Population

Jyoti Sharma
Sibusiso C. Nomatshila
Teke Apalata
Hannah Fokkens
Hans Strijdom
Samuel Alomatu
Ria Laubscher
Rabia Johnson

20243 citationsOpen accessWalter Sisulu University

Abstract

These findings suggest that <i>AGT</i> gene polymorphisms are not associated with the development of hypertension in the studied population. The present study represents the first genetic report to investigate the <i>AGT</i> gene polymorphisms with hypertension in an isiXhosa-speaking South African population.

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DOI: 10.2147/dmso.s452272

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