Article
Insertion variant in intron 9, but not microsatellite in intron 2, of the insulin receptor gene is associated with essential hypertension.
Journal of hypertension. Supplement : official journal of the International Society of Hypertension - 1 Jan 1994
Zee R Y, Lou Y K, Morris B J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a microsatellite polymorphism of the insulin receptor gene (INSR) is associated with essential hypertension, as has been demonstrated previously for an RsaI restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), and to examine blood pressure and plasma lipid profiles in relation to genotype. DESIGN AND METHODS: The study involved 75 Caucasian, non-diabetic hypertensive patients whose...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Introns
- Male
- Middle Aged
