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An association between arterial pulse pressure and variation in the fibrillin-1 gene.
Heart (British Cardiac Society) - 1 Oct 1997
Powell J T, Turner R J, Henney A M, Miller G J, Humphries S E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether variation in the fibrillin-1 gene was associated with blood pressure in healthy middle aged men, as had been observed in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS: Middle aged men (n = 245), aged 50 to 61 years, were recruited from one of the nine general practices participating in the second Northwick Park heart study. Blood samples were obtained for...
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