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Impact of thyroid function and polymorphisms in the type 2 deiodinase on blood pressure: the Rotterdam Study and the Rotterdam Scan Study.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Jul 2009
van der Deure Wendy M, Peeters Robin P, Uitterlinden André G, Hofman Albert, Breteler Monique M B, Witteman Jacqueline, Visser Theo J
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INTRODUCTION: Thyroid function and genetic variation in the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis have been implicated in blood pressure regulation and susceptibility to hypertension. However studies conducted thus far were small with controversial results. OBJECTIVE: To examine whether serum thyroid parameters and polymorphisms in the type 2 deiodinase and the TSH receptor are associated with blood pressure and...
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