Metalloproteinase-9 gene variants and risk for hypertension among ethnic Javanese

Background Hypertension is associated with endothelial-dependent vasodilation disorders, due to reduced nitric oxide (NO) availability and excessive angiotensin II (ANG-II) activation. The objective of this study was to determine the association between matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP-9) gene polymo...

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Main Authors: Fitranto Arjadi, Saefuddin ‘Aziz, Alfi Muntafiah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine Trisakti University 2015-03-01
Series:Universa Medicina
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Online Access:http://www.univmed.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Fitranto.pdf