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Lack of association between the G protein beta3 subunit gene and essential hypertension in Chinese: a case-control and a family-based study.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Nov 2003
Huang Xiaohong, Ju Zhenyu, Song Yan, Zhang Hongye, Sun Kai, Lu Hongyan, Yang Zhiwei, Jose Pedro A, Zhou Gang, Wang Meng, Wang Weifeng, Feng Shixian, Hui Rutai
Abstract excerpt
A C825T polymorphism of the gene encoding the G protein beta3 subunit (GNB3) is associated with enhanced G protein activity and increased intracellular signal transduction. The 825T allele has been implicated in the development of hypertension in some ethnic groups, especially in whites. Studies in Asians and blacks are more controversial, and little information is available on this polymorphism in the...
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