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Combined analysis of polymorphisms in angiotensinogen and adducin genes and their effects on hypertension in a Japanese sample: The Shigaraki Study.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Aug 2005
Tamaki Shinji, Nakamura Yasuyuki, Tabara Yasuharu, Okamura Tomonori, Kita Yoshikuni, Kadowaki Takashi, Tsujita Yasuyuki, Horie Minoru, Miki Tetsuro, Ueshima Hirotsugu
Abstract excerpt
We examined the interactions between lifestyle and polymorphisms of salt-sensitive genes and their effects on hypertension in a general Japanese sample (The Shigaraki Study). The study group consisted of 2,902 subjects who underwent a medical examination in 1999 in Shigaraki, a suburban area in Shiga. Among 1,647 subjects not receiving antihypertensive medication, in a combined analysis of angiotensinogen (AGT)...
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