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Fibroblast growth factor 1 gene and hypertension: from the quantitative trait locus to positional analysis.
Circulation - 23 Oct 2007
Tomaszewski Maciej, Charchar Fadi J, Lynch Mark D, Padmanabhan Sandosh, Wang William Y S, Miller William H, Grzeszczak Wladyslaw, Maric Christine, Zukowska-Szczechowska Ewa, Dominiczak Anna F
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BACKGROUND: The distal portion of the long arm of chromosome 5 is linked to hypertension and contains functional candidate blood pressure-regulating genes. METHODS AND RESULTS: Tightening the grid of microsatellite markers under this quantitative trait locus in the Silesian Hypertension Study (629 individuals from 207 Polish hypertensive families) provided enhanced support for linkage of this region to blood...
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