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Association of APOA5 rs662799 and rs3135506 polymorphisms with arterial hypertension in Moroccan patients.
Lipids in health and disease - 1 Apr 2014
Ouatou Sanaa, Ajjemami Maria, Charoute Hicham, Sefri Hajar, Ghalim Noreddine, Rhaissi Houria, Benrahma Houda, Barakat Abdelhamid, Rouba Hassan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The goal of the study is to investigate the association between the APOA5 polymorphisms and haplotypes with Arterial Hypertension (AHT) in Moroccan patients. METHODS: The study was performed in 283 subjects, 149 patients with AHT and 134 controls. All subjects were genotyped for the APOA5 -1131 T > C (rs662799), 56C > G (rs3135506) and c.553G > T (rs2075291) polymorphisms. RESULTS: There was a strong...
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