Article
[Association of aldosterone synthase gene -344 T/C polymorphism with early renal damage in Han nationality with essential hypertension].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Apr 2007
Sun Xiao-jian, Liu Shao-rong, Zhang Chuan-huan, Yuan Guo-hui, Chen Hong-ying, Hou Xiao-fei
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the -344T/C polymorphism of aldosterone synthase gene is associated with early renal damage in Han nationality with essential hypertension in Shandong province. METHODS: Plasma aldosterone concentration and urinary albumin excretion were measured with radioimmunoassays in 225 patients with essential hypertension, and hypertensives were classified as hypertension with normal...
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