Association of angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion (ACE I/D) and angiotensinogen (AGT M235T) polymorphisms with the risk of obesity in a Tunisian population

Objective: This study aims to determine whether genetic variants in ACE I/D and AGT M235T are associated with overweight-obesity and body mass index (BMI) in a Tunisian population. Methods: We designed an age- and sex-matched case-control study. The height and weight were measured and BMI was calcul...

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Main Authors: Wided Khamlaoui, Sounira Mehri, Sonia Hammami, Roberto Elosua, Mohamed Hammami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320320907820