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A nonsense polymorphism (Y319X) of the solute carrier family 6 member 18 (SLC6A18) gene is not associated with hypertension and blood pressure in Japanese.
The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine - 1 Jan 2006
Eslami Bita, Kinboshi Masato, Inoue Sumiko, Harada Kouji, Inoue Kayoko, Koizumi Akio
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the possible association of solute carrier family 6 member 18 (SLC6A18) with hypertension and blood pressure in Japanese, since the homologous murine XT2 gene was recently reported to be associated with hypertension. The entire coding region of SLC6A18 was sequenced in 30 unrelated Japanese subjects. The deleterious effects of the observed nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on...
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