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No linkage of the lipoprotein lipase locus to hypertension in Caucasians.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Jan 1999
Hunt S C, Province M A, Atwood L D, Sholinsky P, Lalouel J M, Rao D C, Williams R R, Leppert M F
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OBJECTIVE: A previous study has shown significant linkage of five markers near the lipoprotein lipase locus to systolic blood pressure, but not to diastolic blood pressure, in nondiabetic members of 48 Taiwanese families selected for noninsulin-dependent diabetes. However, lipoprotein lipase markers did not appear strongly linked to systolic blood pressure in a study of Mexican-Americans using a variety of...
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