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CYP3A5 genotype is associated with diagnosis of hypertension in elderly patients: data from the DEBATE Study.
American journal of pharmacogenomics : genomics-related research in drug development and clinical practice - 1 Jan 2005
Kivistö Kari T, Niemi Mikko, Schaeffeler Elke, Pitkälä Kaisu, Tilvis Reijo, Fromm Martin F, Schwab Matthias, Lang Florian, Eichelbaum Michel, Strandberg Timo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to address the presently controversial question of whether cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A5 polymorphism is associated with hypertension. METHOD: We studied 373 elderly (age > or =75 years) Finnish (Caucasian) patients from the ongoing DEBATE (Drugs and Evidence Based Medicine in the Elderly) trial. The patients were classified into those with a history of hypertension (n = 229) and...
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