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Analysis of candidate genes and hypertension in African American adults.
Ethnicity & disease - 1 Jan 2009
Whitfield Keith E, Yao Xiaopan, Boomer K B, Vogler George P, Hayward Mark D, Vandenbergh David J
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OBJECTIVE: We investigated the associations between hypertension status and the genotypes of four single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) sites in four hypertension-related genes (Angiotensinogen [AGT], Angiotensin I Converting Enzyme [ACE], Angiotensinogen II receptor, subtype 1 [AGTR1], and Alpha 1-Antichymotrypsin [ACT or SERPINA3]), in an African American sample. METHODS: DNA from 628 participants of the...
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