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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha g308α gene polymorphism and essential hypertension: a meta-analysis involving 2244 participants.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Li Yan-yan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) G308A gene polymorphism has been implicated in susceptibility to essential hypertension (EH), but study results are still controversial. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS: The present meta-analysis is performed to investigate the relationship between the TNFα G308A gene polymorphism and EH. Electronic databases were searched and seven separate studies on the association of...
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