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An association study of five genetic loci and left ventricular hypertrophy amongst Gulf Arabs.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Nov 2001
Obineche E N, Frossard P M, Bokhari A M
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We carried out an association (case-control) study of five candidate genes--G-protein beta3 subunit gene variant; methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR); angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene; and paraoxonase 1 and 2 (PON 1 and 2) genes--in a United Arab Emirati population. The aim was to establish a possible relationship between these five candidate genes and clinical left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)...
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