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Relationship between ADD1 Gly460Trp gene polymorphism and essential hypertension in Madeira Island.
Medicine - 1 Oct 2017
Sousa Ana Célia, Palma Dos Reis Roberto, Pereira Andreia, Borges Sofia, Freitas Ana Isabel, Guerra Graça, Góis Teresa, Rodrigues Mariana, Henriques Eva, Freitas Sónia, Ornelas Ilídio, Pereira Décio, Brehm António, Mendonça Maria Isabel
Abstract excerpt
Essential hypertension (EH) is a complex disease in which physiological, environmental, and genetic factors are involved in its genesis. The genetic variant of the alpha-adducin gene (ADD1) has been described as a risk factor for EH, but with controversial results.The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of ADD1 (Gly460Trp) gene polymorphism with the EH risk in a population from Madeira...
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