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Association between an atrial natriuretic peptide gene polymorphism and normal blood pressure in subjects of African ancestry.
Cardiovascular journal of South Africa : official journal for Southern Africa Cardiac Society [and] South African Society of Cardiac Practitioners - 1 Jan 2000
Nkeh Benedicta, Tiago Armindo, Candy Geoffrey P, Woodiwiss Angela J, Badenhorst Danelle, Luker Francis, Netjhardt Martin, Brooksbank Richard, Libhaber Carlos, Sareli Pinhas, Norton Gavin R
Abstract excerpt
AIM: The roles of the atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) gene and the clearance receptor of the ANP (NPRC) gene in hypertensive groups of African ancestry are unclear. The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between both ANP and NPRC gene polymorphisms and hypertension in Black South Africans. METHODS: 298 patients, diagnosed as having essential hypertension according to 24-hour ambulatory blood...
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