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Blood pressure in relation to three candidate genes in a Chinese population.
Journal of hypertension - 1 May 2004
Wang Ji-Guang, Liu Lifang, Zagato Laura, Xie Jinxiang, Fagard Robert, Jin Kugen, Wang Jinxiang, Li Yan, Bianchi Giuseppe, Staessen Jan A, Liu Lisheng
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: In a prospective analysis of a Caucasian population, we recently found that the genes encoding angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE, I/D polymorphism), alpha-adducin (Gly460Trp) and aldosterone synthase (-344C/T) jointly influence the incidence of hypertension. We therefore investigated...
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