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Polymorphisms of antioxidant enzymes, blood pressure and risk of hypertension.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Mar 2011
Mansego María L, Solar Griselda De Marco, Alonso Mónica Pineda, Martínez Fernando, Sáez Guillermo T, Escudero Juan C Martin, Redón Josep, Chaves Felipe J
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes codifying for antioxidant enzymes to blood pressure (BP) values and risk of hypertension. METHODS: Population-based study including 1388 participants (704 women) older than 18 years in which 300 were untreated hypertensive patients. In 335 untreated hypertensive patients referred to one hypertension clinic, the study was...
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