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A common hypofunctional genetic variant of GPER is associated with increased blood pressure in women.
British journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Dec 2014
Feldman Ross D, Gros Robert, Ding Qingming, Hussain Yasin, Ban Matthew R, McIntyre Adam D, Hegele Robert A
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Activation of vascular GPER has been linked to vasodepressor effects in animals. However, the significance of GPER regulation on chronic blood pressure control in humans is unknown. METHODS: To examine this question we determined the functional significance of expression of a common missense single nucleotide variant of GPER, P16L in vascular smooth muscle cells, and its association with blood pressure in...
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