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The relationship between polymorphisms at 17 gene sites and hypertension among the Aboriginal Tibetan people.
Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES - 1 Oct 2012
Li Kui, Liang Yu, Sun Yin, Zhang Ling Xia, Yi Xin, Chen Yong, LA Mu Gu Sang, Wang Jian
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OBJECTIVE: The incidence of hypertension in Tibet ranks highest among all Chinese provinces. This may be due to genetic changes caused by Tibet's unique natural environment and agrarian lifestyle, prompting us to investigated the relationship between gene polymorphisms and hypertension. METHODS: Blood samples were collected from 229 hypertensive participants and 372 healthy (control) participants from five...
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