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Sodium bicarbonate cotransporter polymorphisms are associated with baseline and 10-year follow-up blood pressures.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Mar 2006
Hunt Steven C, Xin Yuanpei, Wu Lily L, Cawthon Richard M, Coon Hilary, Hasstedt Sandra J, Hopkins Paul N
Abstract excerpt
The NaHCO3 cotransporter gene (SLC4A5) on chromosome 2 encodes a protein that transports sodium and bicarbonate across the cell membrane and regulates cellular pH. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Blood Pressure Program found linkage of blood pressure-related traits to the chromosomal region containing SLC4A5 and phenotype associations with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in this gene....
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