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A genome scan for renal function among hypertensives: the HyperGEN study.
American journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 2001
DeWan A T, Arnett D K, Atwood L D, Province M A, Lewis C E, Hunt S C, Eckfeldt J
Abstract excerpt
Decreased renal function is often a complication of hypertension. Although it has been suggested that the response of the kidney to hypertension has an underlying genetic component, there is limited information suggesting that specific genetic regions or candidate genes contribute to the variability in creatinine clearance, a commonly used measure of kidney function. As part of the Hypertension Genetic...
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