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Linkage of hypertension to chromosome 2q14-q23 in Chinese families.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Jan 2001
Zhu D L, Wang H Y, Xiong M M, He X, Chu S L, Jin L, Wang G L, Yuan W T, Zhao G S, Boerwinkle E, Huang W
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OBJECTIVES: To identify chromosome regions containing hypertension susceptibility genes in Chinese. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A three-stage study was carried out in Chinese siblings ascertained through outpatient clinics. In the first stage, 283 affected sib-pairs from 79 nuclear families were subjected to a genome-wide scan with 240 microsatellite marker loci. The second stage focused on chromosome 2 with additional...
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