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Comparison of the difference in the EPC count between the dippers and non-dippers. The absolute number of circulating EPCs was significantly reduced in the non-dipper hypertensive patients as compared to the dippers (104±60 vs. 66±47 EPCs per 106 mononuclear cells, p=0.027). EPC: endothelial progenitor cell, VEGFR2: vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2, MNCs: mononuclear cells.
