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Genetic variants in the apelin system and blood pressure responses to dietary sodium interventions: a family-based association study.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Apr 2010
Zhao Qi, Hixson James E, Rao Dabeeru C, Gu Dongfeng, Jaquish Cashell E, Rice Treva, Shimmin Lawrence C, Chen Jichun, Cao Jie, Kelly Tanika N, Hamm Lotuce Lee, He Jiang
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We examined the association between genetic variants in the apelin system and blood pressure (BP) responses to low-sodium and high-sodium interventions in the GenSalt Study. METHODS: A 7-day low-sodium intervention (51.3 mmol sodium per day) followed by a 7-day high-sodium intervention (307.8 mmol sodium per day) was conducted among 1906 participants from 637 Han Chinese families. BP measurements were...
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