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[Association of GIRK4 gene polymorphisms with essential hypertension in obese ethnics Uygur from southern Xinjiang].
Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics - 1 Feb 2014
Li Nanfang, Yang Hai, Zhang Delian, Hu Yanrong, Wang Hongmei, Zhang Juhong, Yao Xiaoguang, Hong Jing, Zhou Ling
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of polymorphisms of G protein-coupled inwardly-rectifying potassium channels 4 (GIRK4) gene with essential hypertension in ethnic Uygurs from southern Xinjiang. METHODS: A total of 1194 (461 males and 733 females) Uygur residents aged 30 to 70 and with a body mass index (BMI) over 18.5 kg/m(2) were selected from Hetian region. All of the subjects have received questionnaire...
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