Article
Quantitative trait locus mapping of human blood pressure to a genetic region at or near the lipoprotein lipase gene locus on chromosome 8p22.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 May 1996
Wu D A, Bu X, Warden C H, Shen D D, Jeng C Y, Sheu W H, Fuh M M, Katsuya T, Dzau V J, Reaven G M, Lusis A J, Rotter J I, Chen Y D
Abstract excerpt
Resistance to insulin-mediated glucose disposal is a common finding in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), as well as in nondiabetic individuals with hypertension. In an effort to identify the generic loci responsible for variations in blood pressure in individuals at i...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Blood Pressure
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Humans
- Lipoprotein Lipase
- Male