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Association of GNB3 gene with pulse pressure and clustering of risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Japanese.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 9 Apr 2004
Yamamoto Miyuki, Abe Michiko, Jin Jing Ji, Wu Zhihong, Tabara Yasuharu, Mogi Masaki, Kohara Katsuhiko, Miki Tetsuro, Nakura Jun
Abstract excerpt
Heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) mediate many pathways including the beta-adrenergic signaling pathway. The C825T polymorphism in the gene coding for the beta3 subunit of G proteins (GNB3) has been shown to be associated with several phenotypes such as hypertension, obesity, and diabetes mellitus comprising the metabolic syndrome. The GNB3 C825T polymorphism may therefore be...
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