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[Association of estrogen receptor β gene polymorphisms with hypertension in postmenopausal women].
Zhonghua yi xue za zhi - 4 Jun 2013
Xin Jia-wei, Zhang Jun-jian, Yang Ying, Gao Yong-zhe, Xiong Li
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To explore the association between estrogen receptor β (ERβ) gene polymorphisms and hypertension in postmenopausal women. METHODS: The relationship of two polymorphisms (rs944050 and rs4986938) with hypertension was examined in 71 postmenopausal women with hypertension and 50 healthy age-matched controls. RESULTS: In hypertension and control groups, the ERβ allelic frequencies of A and G were 0.500,...
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