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Molecular characterization of a pedigree carrying the hypertension‑associated mitochondrial tRNAGln T4363C mutation.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Nov 2017
Wang Lei, Dong Zhibing, Lin Wenhui, Gao Ranran, Chen Caiming, Xu Jinzhong
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial DNA mutations have been reported to be associated with essential hypertension. The present study reported the clinical and molecular features of a Chinese pedigree with maternally inherited hypertension. A total of 6 matrilineal relatives in this pedigree presented with variable degrees of hypertension; the age of onset ranged between 39 and 63 years, and the average age of onset was 53 years....
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