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Investigation of the correlation between norepinephrine transporter gene polymorphisms and essential hypertension.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Jan 2013
Li Ying, Zheng Liqiang, Zeng Dingyin, Hao Ying, Wu Baogang, Sun Yingxian
Abstract excerpt
Essential hypertension (EH) is an etiological risk factor that poses a serious threat to human health. The aim of this study therefore was to investigate the correlation between the two SNPs (rs1805067 and rs2397771) of the norepinephrine (NE) transporter gene in the sympathetic nervous system and essential hypertension (EH). A total of 96 hypertensive patients (EH group) and 96 normal subjects (control group)...
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