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Arg25Pro polymorphism of transforming growth factor-beta1 and its role in the pathogenesis of essential hypertension in Russian population of the Central Chernozem Region.
Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine - 1 Jul 2007
Ivanov V P, Solodilova M A, Polonnikov A V, Belugin D A, Shestakov A M, Ushachev D V, Khoroshaya I V, Katargina L N, Kozhukhov M A, Kolesnikova O E
Abstract excerpt
We studied the relationship between Arg25Pro polymorphism of TGFbeta1 gene and predisposition to essential hypertension in the Russian population of Central Chernozem Region (n=402). An association was found between 25Pro allele and 25ArgPro genotype with low risk of essential hypertension in male individuals.
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