Article
Associations of CFH polymorphisms and CFHR1-CFHR3 deletion with blood pressure and hypertension in Chinese population.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Gan Wei, Wu Johnna, Lu Ling, Xiao Xu, Huang Heng, Wang Fulong, Zhu Jingwen, Sun Liang, Liu Gang, Pan Yi, Li Huaixing, Lin Xu, Chen Yan
Abstract excerpt
Dysregulation of the complement system has been linked to pathogenesis of hypertension. However, whether genetic changes of complement factor H (CFH) and its related genes are associated with hypertension is unknown. We genotyped three SNPs in the CFH gene cluster that are closely linked to age-related macular degeneration, namely rs1061170 (Y402H), rs2274700 (A473A) and rs7542235 (CFHR1-3Δ), and tested for their...
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