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Norepinephrine transporter gene (NET) polymorphism in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Kidney & blood pressure research - 1 Jan 2006
Ksiazek Piotr, Buraczynska Kinga, Buraczynska Monika
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Norepinephrine transporter (NET) is involved in the regulation of norepinephrine (NE) turnover and metabolism. Neuronal NE reuptake may be impaired in individuals with renal disease and/or hypertension due to dysfunction of the NE transporter. A silent G1287A nucleotide substitution in exon 9 of the NET gene was studied in human conditions involving hypertension. We investigated its effect in patients...
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