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Association between adducin-1 G460W variant and blood pressure in Swedes is dependent on interaction with body mass index and gender.
American journal of hypertension - 1 Sept 2007
Fava Cristiano, Montagnana Martina, Almgren Peter, Rosberg Lena, Guidi Gian Cesare, Berglund Göran, Melander Olle
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The W allele of the G460W polymorphism in the adducin-1 gene has been occasionally associated with increased blood pressure (BP). The aim of this study was to test whether the G460W variant is associated with BP levels and BP progression rate and whether G460W associations with BP are affected by sex, body mass index (BMI), or age. METHODS: The G460W polymorphism was genotyped in the population-based...
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