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Genetic variation of NEDD4L is associated with essential hypertension in female Kazakh general population: a case-control study.
BMC medical genetics - 9 Dec 2009
Li Nanfang, Wang Hongmei, Yang Jin, Zhou Ling, Hong Jing, Guo Yanying, Luo Wenli, Chang Jianhang
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BACKGROUND: Hypertension affects > 18.8% of adults in China. Indeed, hypertension is the most prevalent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality worldwide. Genetic variation is thought to contribute to the etiology of hypertension. NEDD4L is a candidate gene for hypertension, both functionally and genetically. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the relationship between the variation...
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