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Associations between PPARG polymorphisms and the risk of essential hypertension.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Cai Gaojun, Zhang Xinyong, Weng Weijin, Shi Ganwei, Xue Sheliang, Zhang Bifeng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARG) plays an important role in the pathogenesis and maintenance of essential hypertension (EH). It has been suggested that polymorphisms of PPARG are associated with the risk of EH. However, findings to date remain controversial. To elucidate the associations between the PPARG Pro12Ala and C161T polymorphisms and EH risk, a meta-analysis was carried...
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