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HSG/Mfn2 gene polymorphism and essential hypertension: a case-control association study in Chinese.
Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis - 1 Jan 2011
Wang Zuoguang, Liu Ya, Liu Jieling, Liu Kuo, Wen Jie, Wen Shaojun, Wu Zhaosu
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Hyperplasia suppressor gene/mitofusion-2 (HSG/Mfn2) is a hyperplasia suppressor gene and an essential component of mitochondrial fusion machinery; however, the association between the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of HSG/Mfn2 and hypertension is unclear. METHODS: In this study, 542 normotensive subjects (NT group) and 539 hypertensive patients (EH group) were screened for an association study between...
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