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The relationship between three X-linked genes and the risk for hypertension among northeastern Han Chinese.
Journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : JRAAS - 1 Dec 2015
Li Jinxin, Feng Min, Wang Yanli, Li Yaodong, Zhang Yanyi, Li Lei, Xiong Jian, Lu Changzhu, Wang Bin, Cheng Zuheng, Tang Baopeng, Niu Wenquan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Incidences of hypertension are increasing and this condition is more common in men than in women. We selected six well-characterized polymorphisms from three X-linked genes (ACE2, AGTR2, apelin) aiming to investigate their interactive association with hypertension among northeastern Han Chinese. METHODS AND RESULTS: This was a case-control study involving 1009 hypertensive patients and...
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