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Associations of the eNOS G894T gene polymorphism with target organ damage in children with newly diagnosed primary hypertension.
Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) - 1 Dec 2015
Śladowska-Kozłowska Joanna, Litwin Mieczysław, Niemirska Anna, Wierzbicka Aldona, Roszczynko Marta, Szperl Małgorzata
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BACKGROUND: The endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) G894T gene polymorphism is associated with the risk of primary hypertension (PH) and vascular complications in adults with PH. METHODS: We explored the associations of the G894T polymorphism with 24-h ambulatory blood pressure, left ventricular mass (LVM), carotid intima media thickness (cIMT), urinary albumin excretion, oxidative stress and inflammatory...
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