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Evaluation of leptin and leptin receptor gene 3' UTR polymorphisms in essential hypertension.
Clinical and experimental hypertension (New York, N.Y. : 1993) - 1 Jan 2014
Nagalingam Swapna, Uppuluri Mohana Vamsi, Gunda Padma, Ravishanker Usha, Tirunilai Padma
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INTRODUCTION: Leptin and leptin receptor gene polymorphisms have been associated with obesity; however, their association with blood pressure has not been fully elucidated. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of tetranucleotide repeat polymorphism in the 3' flanking region of the leptin and leptin receptor gene on blood pressure in hypertensives with obesity. METHODS: Two hundred and eighty...
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