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Salt sensitivity of blood pressure is associated with polymorphisms in the sodium-bicarbonate cotransporter.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Nov 2012
Carey Robert M, Schoeffel Cynthia D, Gildea John J, Jones John E, McGrath Helen E, Gordon Lindsay N, Park Min Jeong, Sobota Rafal S, Underwood Patricia C, Williams Jonathan, Sun Bei, Raby Benjamin, Lasky-Su Jessica, Hopkins Paul N, Adler Gail K, Williams Scott M, Jose Pedro A, Felder Robin A
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Previous studies have demonstrated that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the sodium-bicarbonate co-transporter gene (SLC4A5) are associated with hypertension. We tested the hypothesis that SNPs in SLC4A5 are associated with salt sensitivity of blood pressure in 185 whites consuming an is...
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