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A polymorphism in the noradrenaline transporter gene is associated with increased blood pressure in patients with resistant hypertension.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Jul 2018
Eikelis Nina, Marques Francine Z, Hering Dagmara, Marusic Petra, Head Geoffrey A, Walton Antony S, Lambert Elisabeth A, Esler Murray D, Sari Carolina I, Schlaich Markus P, Lambert Gavin W
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OBJECTIVES: Noradrenaline released from sympathetic nerves is rapidly inactivated via the action of the noradrenaline transporter (NET). We aimed to determine whether a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the NET gene, rs7194256, was associated with blood pressure and plasma noradrenaline concentration in patients with resistant hypertension. METHODS: Ninety-two consecutive patients with resistant...
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