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Glucuronic Acid Epimerase (GLCE) Variant rs3865014 (A>G) Is Associated with BMI, Blood Hemoglobin, Hypertension, and Cerebrovascular Events, the TAMRISK Study.
Annals of human genetics - 1 Nov 2016
Kunnas Tarja, Solakivi Tiina, Määttä Kirsi, Nikkari Seppo T
Abstract excerpt
Heparan sulfate proteoglycans modulate many physiological systems, and genes responsible for proteoglycan assembly and disassembly may affect their interaction. We sought to determine whether polymorphisms of the glucuronic acid epimerase (GLCE) rs3865014 and sulfatase-2 (SULF2) rs2281279, genes coding for enzymes participating in heparan sulfate side chain activity, associate with hypertension, selected...
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