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DEspR T/CATAAAA-box promoter variant decreases DEspR transcription and is associated with increased BP in Sardinian males.
Physiological genomics - 7 Nov 2011
Glorioso Nicola, Herrera Victoria L M, Didishvili Tamara, Argiolas Giuseppe, Troffa Chiara, Bulla Patrizia, Bulla Emanuela, Ruiz-Opazo Nelson
Abstract excerpt
Essential hypertension is highly prevalent in the elderly population, exceeding 70% in people older than 60 yr of age, and remains a leading risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and chronic renal disease. Elucidation of genetic determinants is critical but remains a challenge due to its complex, multifactorial pathogenesis. We investigated the role DEspR promoter variants, previously associated with male...
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