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Angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2R) has been proved to be involved in a cardioprotective role, but only a few studies have addressed the association of AT2R-genotype with this role. Whether the AT2R genotype is associated with hypertension is controversial. The aim of the study was to explore the information of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the AT2R gene in Cantonese, an essential subpopulation of Chinese, and study the association of SNPs in the AT2R gene with hypertension, and to detect the genotypes that indicate a cardioprotective role. Two hundred and sixty-two patients with essential hypertension and 75 normotensive subjects were enrolled for a case-control study. All of the subjects were Cantonese. Sixteen individuals were chosen to sequence the AT2R gene and 16 SNPs were acquired. G/T rs5193 and G/A rs5194 were two SNPs in the 3′ untranslated region which were focused on the association of the AT2R-genotype and phonotype. Polymerase chain reaction was performed to amplify the fragment spanning the two SNPs. Genotype and haplotype were identified by dot blot hybridization. Four haplotypes in males (G-G, G-A, T-A, T-G) and eight haplotype combinations in females (G-G/G-G, G-A/G-A, G-G/G-A, G-G/T-A, G-G/T-G, T-A/T-A, T-G/T-G, and T-A/T-G) were detected. G-G and G-A haplotype were predominant, while T-A and T-G were rare in Cantonese. None of these was associated with hypertension. T-A carriers with essential hypertension indicated lower levels of left ventricular mass (LVM) and left ventricular hypertrophy index (LVHI). The levels of LVM and LVHI were still significantly lower in T-A carriers with hypertension adjusted for age or body mass index for men and women separately. No episodes of coronary heart disease and heart failure were detected in T-A carriers with hypertension. Haplotypes of G/T rs5193-G/A rs5194 are not associated with essential hypertension. Among these haplotypes, T-A may be implicated in a cardioprotective role to protect hypertense subjects from left ventricular hypertrophy.
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Zhang, M., Ma, H., Wang, Bs. et al. Angiotensin II type 2 receptor gene polymorphisms and cardioprotective role in essential hypertension. Heart Vessels 21, 95–101 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00380-005-0865-1
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