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Glutathione S-transferase variants as risk factor for essential hypertension in Italian patients.
Molecular and cellular biochemistry - 1 Nov 2011
Polimanti Renato, Piacentini Sara, Lazzarin Natalia, Re Maria Antonietta, Manfellotto Dario, Fuciarelli Maria
Abstract excerpt
Involvement of genetic polymorphisms in arterial hypertension has already been reported, including GST genes, with contrasting results. The present research evaluates the possible association between GST gene polymorphisms and essential hypertension (EH) in an Italian population sample. 193 hypertensive subjects and 210 healthy controls were recruited. Buccal cells were collected from each subject using an oral...
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