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A tyrosine hydroxylase microsatellite and hemodynamic response to stress in a multi-ethnic sample of youth.
Ethnicity & disease - 1 Jan 2003
Barbeau Paule, Litaker Mark S, Jackson Robert W, Treiber Frank A
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OBJECTIVE: Behavioral stress is believed to have an impact on cardiovascular health. As the rate-limiting enzyme in the pathway for catecholamine synthesis, tyrosine hydroxylase is a candidate gene for variability in cardiovascular function. The aim of this study was to determine whether a relationship exists between a tyrosine hydroxylase microsatellite and resting hemodynamic function, and/or hemodynamic...
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