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Mapping and confirmation of a major left ventricular mass QTL on rat chromosome 1 by contrasting SHRSP and F344 rats.
Physiological genomics - 16 Sept 2013
Grabowski Katja, Koplin Gerold, Aliu Bujar, Schulte Leonard, Schulz Angela, Kreutz Reinhold
Abstract excerpt
An abnormal increase in left ventricular (LV) mass, i.e., LV hypertrophy (LVH), represents an important target organ damage in arterial hypertension and has been associated with poor clinical outcome. Genetic factors are contributing to variation in LV mass in addition to blood pressure and other...
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