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Human G-protein beta3 subunit variant is associated with serum potassium and total cholesterol levels but not with blood pressure.
American journal of hypertension - 1 Feb 2000
Ishikawa K, Imai Y, Katsuya T, Ohkubo T, Tsuji I, Nagai K, Takami S, Nakata Y, Satoh H, Hisamichi S, Higaki J, Ogihara T
Abstract excerpt
The activity of a sodium-proton exchanger is enhanced in the patients with essential hypertension and regulated via G-protein, which is a signal transducer between receptors and intracellular effectors. A recent study has revealed that a novel variant (C825T) in exon 10 of the gene encoding the beta3 subunit of heterotrimetric G proteins (GNB3) is a genetic factor predisposing to hypertension in Caucasians. We...
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