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A haplotype of the catalase gene confers an increased risk of essential hypertension in Chinese Han.
Human mutation - 1 Mar 2010
Wang Zhimin, Li Yanping, Wang Beilan, He Yungang, Wang Yi, Xi Huifeng, Li Yifeng, Wang Ying, Wang Ying, Zhu Dingliang, Jin Jianzhong, Huang Wei, Jin Li
Abstract excerpt
Our previous study in an isolated population showed an association between a genetic variant in the catalase gene (CAT) and essential hypertension (EH). This study indicates that three variants in the promoter and 5'-UTR region of CAT are predominant in Chinese Han, and they form two major haplotypes. A case-control study showed that the CATH2 haplotype confers susceptibility to EH (Pgenotype=0.0017, and...
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