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KCNK3 Variants Are Associated With Hyperaldosteronism and Hypertension.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Aug 2016
Manichaikul Ani, Rich Stephen S, Allison Matthew A, Guagliardo Nick A, Bayliss Douglas A, Carey Robert M, Barrett Paula Q
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Blood pressure (BP) is a complex trait that is the consequence of an interaction between genetic and environmental determinants. Previous studies have demonstrated increased BP in mice with global deletion of TASK-1 channels contemporaneous with diverse dysregulation of aldosterone production. In humans, genome-wide association studies in ≈100 000 individuals of European, East Asian, and South Asian ancestry...
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