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Association of a CYP4A11 variant and blood pressure in black men.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Aug 2008
Gainer James V, Lipkowitz Michael S, Yu Chang, Waterman Michael R, Dawson Elliott P, Capdevila Jorge H, Brown Nancy J
Abstract excerpt
CYP4A11 arachidonic acid monooxygenase oxidizes endogenous arachidonic acid to 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid, a renal vasoconstrictor and natriuretic. Cyp4a deficiency causes hypertension in male mice, and a loss-of-function variant (T8590C) of CYP4A11 is associated with hypertension in white individuals. Hypertension and hypertensive renal disease are more common among black than white individuals, but the...
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