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Regional association-based fine-mapping for sodium-lithium countertransport on chromosome 10.
American journal of hypertension - 1 Jan 2008
Morrison Alanna C, Boerwinkle Eric, Turner Stephen T, Ferrell Robert E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Increased erythrocyte sodium-lithium countertransport (SLC) has been observed in patients with essential hypertension. Consistent evidence of genetic linkage was shown for SLC on chromosome 10, and a region of interest was localized between 26 and 56 Mb. METHODS: This study surveyed single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 54 genes that reside in the region of interest, and investigated their...
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