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Common variants in the ATP2B1 gene are associated with hypertension and arterial stiffness in Chinese population.
Molecular biology reports - 1 Feb 2013
Wang Yan, Zhang Yi, Li Yan, Zhou Xueya, Wang Xiaofeng, Gao Pingjin, Jin Li, Zhang Xuegong, Zhu Dingliang
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association studies have identified the ATP2B1 gene associated with blood pressure (BP), the evidence from large scale Chinese population was still rare. We performed the current replication study to test the association of the ATP2B1 gene and hypertension and BP in two unrelated Chinese cohorts including 2,831 unrelated individuals with hypertension and 1,987 controls in total. We also examined the...
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