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Association of WNK1 gene polymorphisms and haplotypes with ambulatory blood pressure in the general population.
Circulation - 29 Nov 2005
Tobin Martin D, Raleigh Stuart M, Newhouse Stephen, Braund Peter, Bodycote Clare, Ogleby Jenny, Cross Deborah, Gracey Jay, Hayes Saija, Smith Terry, Ridge Cathy, Caulfield Mark, Sheehan Nuala A, Munroe Patricia B, Burton Paul R, Samani Nilesh J
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BACKGROUND: Blood pressure (BP) is a heritable trait of major public health concern. The WNK1 and WNK4 genes, which encode proteins in the WNK family of serine-threonine kinases, are involved in renal electrolyte homeostasis. Mutations in the WNK1 and WNK4 genes cause a rare monogenic hypertensiv...
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