ea0022p550 | Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary (<emphasis role="italic">Generously supported by Novartis</emphasis>) | ECE2010
Turgut Sebahat
, Akin Fulya
, Kursunluoglu Raziye
, Turgut Gunfer
Background: Acromegaly is associated with increased morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease. Hypertension is a number of common cardiovascular risk factors in acromegalic patients. The aim of this study was to investigate association between the frequencies of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) I/D and angiotensinogen (AGT) M235T polymorphisms, the genes belongs to the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system, and clinical parameters of acromegaly patients.<...