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COMT Val158Met polymorphism is associated with blood pressure and lipid levels in general families of Bama longevous area in China.
International journal of clinical and experimental pathology - 1 Jan 2015
Ge Lin, Wu Hua-Yu, Pan Shang-Ling, Huang Ling, Sun Peng, Liang Qing-Hua, Pang Guo-Fang, Lv Ze-Ping, Hu Cai-You, Liu Cheng-Wu, Zhou Xiao-Ling, Huang Ling-Jin, Yin Rui-Xing, Peng Jun-Hua
Abstract excerpt
To see the possible relationship between COMT Val158Met polymorphism and blood pressure (BP) and serum lipid levels and its putative role in human longevity, we genotyped COMT Val158Met (rs4680) by PCR-RFLP for members from Bama long-lived families (BLF, n = 1538), Bama non-long-lived families (BNLF, n = 600), Pingguo (a county outside Bama region) long-lived families (PLF, n = 538) and Pingguo non-long-lived...
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