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The lack of relationship between an endothelin-1 gene polymorphism (Ala288ser) and incidence of hypertension: a retrospective cohort study among Japanese workers.
Journal of epidemiology - 1 Jul 2004
Kaetsu Akihiko, Kishimoto Takuji, Osaki Yoneatsu, Okamoto Mikizoh, Fukumoto Soji, Kurozawa Yoichi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Some case-control association studies revealed the relationship between some endothelin-1 (ET-1) gene polymorphisms and blood pressure. Because no report was available about the relationship between any ET-1 gene polymorphism and incidence of hypertension, we examined the relationship between novel ET-1 gene polymorphism (G862T / Ala288Ser in exon 5) and incidence of hypertension by a retrospective...
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