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G-protein beta3 subunit variant C825T is a risk factor for hypertension in Japanese females--a prospective cohort study over 5 years.
Annals of human genetics - 1 Nov 2006
Suwazono Y, Kobayashi E, Uetani M, Miura K, Morikawa Y, Ishizaki M, Kido T, Nakagawa H, Nogawa K
Abstract excerpt
The relationship between the G-protein beta3 subunit variant C825T and risk of hypertension was examined in a prospective cohort study of Japanese workers. This study included observations over a 5-year period from 1997 to 2002 on 878 males and 692 females who were normotensive at entry. Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure > or =140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure > or =90 mmHg, or taking...
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