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A regulatory SNP in AKAP13 is associated with blood pressure in Koreans.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Mar 2011
Hong Kyung-Won, Lim Ji-Eun, Oh Bermseok
Abstract excerpt
High blood pressure contributes to more than 10 million deaths per year worldwide through stroke and ischemic heart disease. Yet, genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified a small fraction of its underlying genetic factors. To identify biologically important single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that regulate variations in blood pressure, we analyzed SNPs in a genome-wide association study....
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