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Susceptiveness of Vitamin K epOxide Reductase Complex Subunit 1 Gene Polymorphism in Essential Hypertension.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 May 2017
Turgut Cosan Didem, Yazıcı Huseyin Ugur, Colak Emine, Soyocak Ahu, Degirmenci Irfan, Kurt Hulyam, Birdane Alparslan, Colak Ertugrul, Gunes Hasan Veysi
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BACKGROUND: Essential hypertension (EH) is defined as a worldwide public health problem and one of the important risk factors for development of human coronary artery disease. Increased peripheral arterial resistance is one of the distinguishing characteristics of EH. The extracellular deposition of calcium in the arterial wall is defined as vascular calcification, which results in aortic stiffness and elevation...
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