The SA gene: predisposition to hypertension and renal function in man.

doi:10.1042/cs0880665

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The SA gene: predisposition to hypertension and renal function in man.

Clinical science (London, England : 1979) - 1 Jun 1995

Harrap S B, Samani N J, Lodwick D, Connor J M, Fraser R, Davies D L, Lever A F, Foy C J, Watt G C

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1. The SA gene is expressed in the kidneys and is associated with hypertension in man and experimental animal models. Predisposition to hypertension is associated with renal haemodynamic abnormalities and increased renal SA gene expression. 2. We studied the distribution of the SA gene alleles (A...

Topics

Adult
Alleles
Disease Susceptibility
Female
Gene Expression
Genotype
Glomerular Filtration Rate
Humans
Hypertension
Kidney
Male
Polymorphism, Genetic

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