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CYP4A11 T8590C polymorphism, salt-sensitive hypertension, and renal blood flow.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Oct 2011
Williams Jonathan S, Hopkins Paul N, Jeunemaitre Xavier, Brown Nancy J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE AND METHODS: A loss-of-function cytosine (C) for thymidine (T) transition at nucleotide 8590 of CYP4A11 has been associated with increased blood pressure in humans. We tested the hypothesis that CYP4A11 T8590C genotype is associated with salt sensitivity in the International Hypertensive Pathotype cohort. RESULTS: CYP4A11 T8590C genotype was associated with hypertension in whites. Among normotensive...
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