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ADD1 460W allele associated with cardiovascular disease in hypertensive individuals.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Jun 2002
Morrison Alanna C, Bray Molly S, Folsom Aaron R, Boerwinkle Eric
Abstract excerpt
High blood pressure is a predictor of cardiovascular disease. Hence, genes contributing to essential hypertension may play a role in the etiology of cardiovascular disease. For this reason, we examined the association between the alpha-adducin (ADD1) G460W and G-protein beta3 subunit (GNB3) 825C>T polymorphisms and the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD)...
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