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Association of adrenomedullin gene polymorphisms and blood pressure in a Chinese population.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Jan 2013
Chen Shufeng, Lu Xiangfeng, Zhao Qi, Wang Laiyuan, Li Hongfan, Huang Jianfeng
Abstract excerpt
Genetic factors may determine an individual's blood pressure (BP) level and risk for hypertension. This study aimed to examine the associations between genetic variants of the adrenomedullin (ADM) gene and essential hypertension, as well as BP levels, in a Chinese Han population. In this study, 2410 hypertensive patients and 2346 normal controls were recruited. Three tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)...
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