RAS gene polymorphisms exhibit gender-specific associations with essential hypertension, with the AGT M235T variant increasing risk in females and the ACE 'I' allele being protective in males in a South Indian population.
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Gender-specific RAS associations with hypertension should not change practice; leaves open confirmation in prospective multi-ethnic cohorts.
Singh et al. (2014) studied this question.
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