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Genotype-based changes in serum uric acid affect blood pressure.
Kidney international - 1 Mar 2012
Parsa Afshin, Brown Eric, Weir Matthew R, Fink Jeffrey C, Shuldiner Alan R, Mitchell Braxton D, McArdle Patrick F
Abstract excerpt
Elevated serum levels of uric acid consistently correlate with hypertension, but the directionality of the association remains debated. To help define this relationship, we used a controlled setting within a homogeneous Amish community and the Mendelian randomization of a nonsynonymous coding sin...
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