Alpha‐adducin gene polymorphism and cardiovascular phenotypes in a general population

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1707-1710

  Castellano, Maurizio ^a   Barlassina, Cristina ^b   Muiesan, Maria Lorenza ^b   Beschi, Marina ^b   Cinelli, Angelo ^b   Rossi, Federica ^b   Rizzoni, Damiano ^b   Cusi, Daniele ^b   Agabiti Rosei, Enrico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adducin; Blood pressure; Gene polymorphism; Hypertension; Hypertrophy

Indexed keywords

ADDUCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTERY WALL; B SCAN; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THICKNESS;

EID: 0031460811     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199715120-00076     Document Type: Article

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