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Association between Aldosterone Synthase (CYP11B2) Gene Polymorphism and Hypertension in Pashtun Ethnic Population of Khyber Pakhtunkwha, Pakistan.
Genes - 29 May 2023
Shah Waheed Ali, Jan Asif, Khan Muhammad Asghar, Saeed Muhammad, Rahman Naveed, Zakiullah, Afridi Muhammad Sajjad, Khuda Fazli, Akbar Rani
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide association studies significantly increased the number of hypertension risk variants; however, most of them focused on European societies. There is lack of such studies in developing countries, including Pakistan. The lack of research studies and the high prevalence of hypertension in the Pakistani community prompted us to design this study. Aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) was thoroughly studied in...
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