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Variations in the WNK1 gene modulates the effect of dietary intake of sodium and potassium on blood pressure determination.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Aug 2009
Osada Yuko, Miyauchi Rie, Goda Toshinao, Kasezawa Nobuhiko, Horiike Hiromi, Iida Mariko, Sasaki Satoshi, Yamakawa-Kobayashi Kimiko
Abstract excerpt
WNK lysine-deficient protein kinase 1 (WNK1) is a member of the WNK family of serine/threonine kinases with no lysine (K), and these kinases have been implicated as important modulators of salt homeostasis in the kidney. It is well known that high dietary sodium and low dietary potassium have been implicated in the etiology of increased blood pressure. However, the blood pressure response to dietary sodium and...
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