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Mitochondrial DNA mutations and essential hypertension (Review).
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Oct 2013
Ding Yu, Xia Bohou, Yu Jinfang, Leng Jianhang, Huang Jinyu
Abstract excerpt
Essential hypertension (EH) is a frequent, chronic, age-related disorder, which remains a major modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease despite important advances in our understanding of its pathophysiology. Previous studies have noted a consistent maternal effect on blood pressure (BP). Consequently, mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have become an additional target of investigations on the...
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