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T102C genetic polymorphism of the 5-HT2A receptor in Chinese hypertensive patients and healthy controls.
Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology - 1 Dec 2004
Yu Bang-ning, Wang An, Zhou Gan, Zhang Wei, Hu Dong-li, Li Qing, He Yi-jing, Zhou Hong-Hao
Abstract excerpt
1. The 5-HT(2A) receptor belongs to the G-protein superfamily. It plays an important role in vascular regulation. 2. Previous reports in the UK have indicated that there is an association of the T102C genetic polymorphism of the 5-HT(2A) receptor with hypertension, but no studies have been made on the T102C genetic polymorphism in Chinese hypertensive patients. In the present study, we investigated the T102C...
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