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Epistatic interaction between beta2-adrenergic receptor and neuropeptide Y genes influences LDL-cholesterol in hypertension.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Nov 2004
Tomaszewski Maciej, Charchar Fadi J, Lacka Beata, Pesonen Ullamari, Wang William Y S, Zukowska-Szczechowska Ewa, Grzeszczak Wladyslaw, Dominiczak Anna F
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Beta2-adrenergic receptor gene and neuropeptide Y gene may potentially influence lipid metabolism and overall energy balance. Therefore, we examined associations of these genes with lipid fractions and obesity-related phenotypes in hypertensive subjects. A total of 638 white individuals from 212...
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