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In male patients with congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract, an increased incidence of a polymorphism in the angiotensin type 2 receptor gene (AT2R) has been identified. The AT2R has been shown to be involved in apoptosis, particularly during embryogenesis. The aim of this study was to examine the A→1675G transition polymorphism in intron 1 of the AT2R gene that is located on the X chromosome in patients with coarctation of the aorta (CoA) with and without Ullrich–Turner syndrome (UTS). Screening of DNA samples was performed with restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. Ninety-seven patients with CoA, 28 girls with UTS, 10 girls with UTS and CoA, and 96 control individuals were studied. There was no significant difference in the distribution of A and G-genotypes in any of the patient groups compared to controls. An A→1675G transition in the AT2R gene seems not to be involved in the pathogenesis of aortic coarctation.
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Struwe, E., Krammer, K., Dötsch, J. et al. No Evidence for Angiotensin Type 2 Receptor Gene Polymorphism in Intron 1 in Patients with Coarctation of the Aorta and Ullrich–Turner Syndrome. Pediatr Cardiol 27, 636–639 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-005-1049-6
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