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A potential regulatory single nucleotide polymorphism in the promoter of the Klotho gene may be associated with essential hypertension in the Chinese Han population.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Mar 2010
Wang Hu-Lin, Xu Qiang, Wang Zhang, Zhang Yi-Hua, Si Liang-Yi, Li Xue-Jun, Yang Qi-Hong, Xiao Hang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mice with defects in the Klotho gene exhibit multiple aging phenotypes including arteriosclerosis. We hypothesised that the G-395A polymorphism in the promoter region of the human Klotho gene may contribute to the prevalence of Essential Hypertension (EH). METHODS: We investigate whet...
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