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APEX1 regulation of aldosterone synthase gene transcription is disrupted by a common polymorphism in humans.
Circulation research - 6 Jul 2012
McManus Frances, Sands William, Diver Louise, MacKenzie Scott M, Fraser Robert, Davies Eleanor, Connell John M
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RATIONALE: The genetic mechanisms underlying hypertension are unclear, but relative aldosterone excess, present in ≈10% of hypertensive patients, is known to be a heritable trait. This phenotype associates with a T/C single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at position -344 of the aldosterone synthas...
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