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Lack of association of G-protein subunit gene C825T polymorphism with left ventricular hypertrophy in essential hypertension.
Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 1 May 2002
Shlyakhto Eugene V, Shwartz Eugene I, Nefedova Yulia B, Zukova Anna V, Vinnic Tatyana A, Konrady Alexandra O
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to determine if there is an association of G-protein b3 subunit (GNB3) gene polymorphisms and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in patients with essential hypertension (EH) in a St. Petersburg population. MATERIAL/METHODS: We examined 135 patients (mean age 48 +/- 7 yrs) with mild to moderate EH recruited from the general population of an outpatient hypertension...
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