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Lack of association between Y chromosome Alu insertion polymorphism and hypertension.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Jan 2002
Shoji Masaru, Tsutaya Shoji, Shimada Jun, Kojima Keiya, Kasai Takeshi, Yasujima Minoru
Abstract excerpt
There is an inherited paternal predisposition to hypertension. Y chromosome alphoid satellite variation was recently reported to be linked to diastolic blood pressure. To determine whether there is also a Y chromosome marker linked to hypertension, we investigated the prevalence of the Y chromosome Alu insertion polymorphism (YAP) at DYS287 and its association with hypertension in the Aomori population in the...
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