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Cardiovascular and metabolic phenotypes in relation to the ADRA2B insertion/deletion polymorphism in a Chinese population.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Dec 2005
Zhang Haifeng, Li Xinli, Huang Jun, Li Yan, Thijs Lutgarde, Wang Zhenzhen, Lu Xinzheng, Cao Kejiang, Xie Sifeng, Staessen Jan A, Wang Ji-Guang
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The functional ADRA2B I/D polymorphism is associated with various cardiovascular and metabolic phenotypes in Caucasians. The purpose of our study was to investigate whether the ADRA2B I/D polymorphism is associated with such phenotypes in a Chinese population. METHODS: We enrolled 247 women and 234 men in a family-based Chinese study. Our statistical methods included generalized estimating equations...
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