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Association of a sodium channel alpha subunit promoter variant with blood pressure.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Jan 2002
Iwai Naoharu, Baba Shunroku, Mannami Toshifumi, Ogihara Toshio, Ogata Jun
Abstract excerpt
The SCNNIA gene, which is located on human chromosome 12p13.3, encodes the alpha subunit of the amiloride-sensitive epithelial sodium channel, and mutations in SCNNIA can result in pseudohypoaldosteronism type I. It was postulated that genetic variations in SCNN1A could lead to an increased risk of hypertension. Sequence variations in SCNN1A were identified, and the association between these polymorphisms and BP...
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