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Association of intronic single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the EMILIN1 gene with essential hypertension in a Chinese population.
Journal of human hypertension - 1 Sept 2012
Oh V M S, Chua B-M, Heng C-K, Yeo S-B, Yim O-S, Yap E P H
Abstract excerpt
Studies in mice suggest that the elastin microfibril interfacer-1 gene (EMILIN1), the gene encoding elastin microfibril interfacer-1 protein, contributes to the pathogenesis of essential hypertension (EH) in humans. EMILIN1 in part maintains elastic fibres in vessel walls, and hence peripheral arterial compliance. In a case-control study, we assessed 942 non-obese non-diabetic Chinese, comprising 467 patients...
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