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Associations of common variants at APLN and hypertension in Chinese subjects with and without diabetes.
Experimental diabetes research - 1 Jan 2012
Zhang Rong, Lu Jingyi, Hu Cheng, Wang Congrong, Yu Weihui, Jiang Feng, Tang Shanshan, Bao Yuqian, Xiang Kunsan, Jia Weiping
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Apelin, the endogenous ligand for the APJ receptor, has a potent hypotensive effect via a nitric oxide-dependent mechanism in vivo. The aim of the study was to investigate the association between the common variants of apelin gene (APLN) and hypertension, which was reported recently in a Chinese Han population with and without diabetes. METHODS: Three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on APLN...
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