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Serum osteopontin, but not OPN gene polymorphism, is associated with LVH in essential hypertensive patients.
Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) - 1 May 2014
Hou Xuwei, Hu Zhaohui, Huang Xiaohua, Chen Yan, He Xiuying, Xu Haiying, Wang Ningfu
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: This study aims to investigate the role of osteopontin (OPN) genetic polymorphisms in the occurrence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in Chinese patients with essential hypertension (EH). A total of 1,092 patients diagnosed with EH were recruited. Three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) on the promoter region of the OPN gene, including -66T/G, -156G/GG, and -443C/T were genotyped. The serum...
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