Article
Alpha-adducin gene polymorphism and cardiovascular phenotypes in a general population.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Dec 1997
Castellano M, Barlassina C, Muiesan M L, Beschi M, Cinelli A, Rossi F, Rizzoni D, Cusi D, Agabiti-Rosei E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that molecular variants of the cytoskeletal protein adducin may be involved in regulation of blood pressure both in genetic rat hypertension and in human essential hypertension. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship of genetic polymorphism of alpha-add...
Topics
- Aged
- Antihypertensive Agents
- Blood Pressure
- Calmodulin-Binding Proteins
- Cytoskeletal Proteins
- DNA
- DNA Primers
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Hypertension
- Male
