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[The mitochondrial tRNAMet/tRNAGlnA4401G and tRNACysG5821A mutations may be associated with hypertension in two Han Chinese families].
Yi chuan = Hereditas - 1 Feb 2014
Xu Meifen, He Yiqun, Geng Junwei, Meng Yanzi, Yu Han, Lin Zhi, Shi Suxue, Xue Ling, Lu Zhongqiu, Guan Minxin
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Mitochondrial tRNA genes are the hot spots for mutations associated with essential hypertension. We report here the clinical and molecular genetic characterization of two Han Chinese pedigrees with materially inherited essential hypertension. Clinical evaluation revealed the variable severity and age-at-onset of hypertension among matrilineal relatives. In particular, the age-at-onset of hypertension in the...
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