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G protein beta 3 subunit gene variants and essential hypertension in the northern Chinese Han population.
Annals of human genetics - 1 Jul 2005
Li Biao, Ge Dongliang, Wang Yuelan, Zhao Weiyan, Zhou Xiaoyang, Gu Dongfeng, Chen Runsheng
Abstract excerpt
Recently a novel C825T polymorphism in the G protein beta3 subunit gene was identified that showed an association with hypertension in a German population; the results of studies in other populations have been inconsistent. To examine the contribution of GNB3 polymorphisms to the development of hypertension in the northern Chinese Han population, we conducted a case-control study consisting of 501 hypertensive...
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