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The mitochondrial ND1 T3308C mutation in a Chinese family with the secondary hypertension.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 28 Mar 2008
Liu Yuqi, Li Zongbin, Yang Li, Wang Shiwen, Guan Min-Xin
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Mutations in mitochondrial DNA have been associated with hypertension. We report here the clinical, genetic, and molecular characterization of one four-generation Han Chinese family with hypertension. Two matrilineal relatives in this family exhibited the variable degree of a secondary hypertension (renal hypertension) at the age-at-onset of 42 and 56years old, respectively. Sequence analysis of the complete...
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