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Association study of the β2-adrenergic receptor gene polymorphisms and hypertension in the Northern Han Chinese.
PloS one - 5 Apr 2011
Lou Yuqing, Liu Jielin, Li Yao, Liu Ya, Wang Zuoguang, Liu Kuo, Wu Hai, Niu Qiuli, Gu Wei, Guo Yanhong, Li Zhizhong, Wen Shaojun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The β2-adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) gene has been widely researched as a candidate gene for essential hypertension (EH), but no consensus has been reached in different ethnicities. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the possible association between the ADRB2 gene polymorphisms and the EH risk in the Northern Han Chinese population. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: This study included 747...
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