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CXCL5 polymorphisms are associated with variable blood pressure in cardiovascular disease-free adults.
Human genomics - 2 Aug 2012
Beitelshees Amber L, Aquilante Christina L, Allayee Hooman, Langaee Taimour Y, Welder Gregory J, Schofield Richard S, Zineh Issam
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OBJECTIVE: Leukocyte count has been associated with blood pressure, hypertension, and hypertensive complications. We hypothesized that polymorphisms in the CXCL5 gene, which encodes the neutrophilic chemokine ENA-78, are associated with blood pressure in cardiovascular disease (CVD)-free adults and that these polymorphisms are functional. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 192 community-dwelling participants without...
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