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Variations in the potassium channel genes KCNK3 and KCNK9 in relation to blood pressure and aldosterone production: an exploratory study.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Nov 2012
Jung Jeesun, Barrett Paula Q, Eckert George J, Edenberg Howard J, Xuei Xiaoling, Tu Wanzhu, Pratt J Howard
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CONTEXT: Two potassium (K) channel genes, Kcnk3 and Kcnk9, when deleted in mice, produced a model of hyperaldosteronism and hypertension. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to explore genetic variation [single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP)] in KCNK3 and KCNK9 in relation to blood pressure (BP) and ald...
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