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Alpha-adducin gene polymorphism is associated with essential hypertension in Chinese: a case-control and family-based study.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Oct 2003
Ju Zhenyu, Zhang Hongye, Sun Kai, Song Yan, Lu Hongyan, Hui Rutai, Huang Xiaohong
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: A polymorphism at position 460(G <-- W) of the alpha-adducin gene was found to be associated with essential hypertension in some but not all studies. The aim of the present study was to further investigate the association of the alpha-adducin 460W allele with essential hypertension in Chinese population. METHODS: Individuals from a population-based sample (n = 748) and 95 nuclear families and 47...
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