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Is the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 gene a candidate gene predisposing to hypertension? Results from a population-based study in Spain.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Apr 2007
Martínez-Calatrava María J, González-Sánchez José L, Zabena Carina, Martínez-Larrad María T, Luque-Otero Manuel, Serrano-Ríos Manuel
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BACKGROUND: Studies in humans and mice suggest that plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) might be a candidate gene for arterial hypertension. Our aims were to analyse whether the functional 4G/5G PAI-1 polymorphism represents a risk marker for the development of arterial hypertension regardless of hypertension-related metabolic variables. METHODS: Eight hundred and fifteen unrelated individuals (387 men, age...
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