title: Effects of the C-344T aldosterone synthase gene variant on preclinical vascular alterations in essential hypertension.
authors.affiliation: 1st Cardiology Department, Athens University Medical School, Greece.
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Androulakis
authors.forename: Dimitris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tousoulis
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Papageorgiou
authors.forename: Antigoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miliou
authors.forename: Evaggelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chatzistamatiou
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moustakas
authors.forename: Stavroula
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Papaoikonomou
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kallikazaros
authors.forename: Christodoulos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stefanadis
mesh_terms: D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000235:genetics*; D019405:Cytochrome P-450 CYP11B2 / Q000235:genetics*; D000075222:Essential Hypertension; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D019405:Cytochrome P-450 CYP11B2
keywords: Atherosclerosis; Genes; Polymorphisms; Renal function; Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone; Vascular damage