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Functional epistatic interaction between rs6046G>A in F7 and rs5355C>T in SELE modifies systolic blood pressure levels.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
El Shamieh Said, Ndiaye Ndeye Coumba, Stathopoulou Maria G, Murray Helena A, Masson Christine, Lamont John V, Fitzgerald Peter, Benetos Athanase, Visvikis-Siest Sophie
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although numerous genetic studies have been performed, only 0.9% of blood pressure phenotypic variance has been elucidated. This phenomenon could be partially due to epistatic interactions. Our aim was to identify epistatic interaction(s) associated with blood pressure levels in a pre-planned two-phase approach. METHODS AND RESULTS: In a discovery cohort composed of 3,600 French individuals, we found...
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