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Possible influence of genes located on chromosome 6 within or near to the major histocompatibility complex on development of essential hypertension.
Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology - 1 Jan 2000
Vidan-Jeras B, Gregoric A, Jurca B, Jeras M, Bohinjec M
Abstract excerpt
Studies both in spontaneously hypertensive rats and in humans have suggested that genes within or near to the HLA complex on chromosome 6p may be associated and linked to the regulation of blood pressure. The aim of this study was to determine whether HLA alleles and their combinations contribute to increased blood pressure, as well as to identify chromosome region that may contain genes involved in the...
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