An MboI two-allele polymorphism may implicate the human renin gene in primary hypertension

Hypertension Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 221-225

  Frossard, Philippe M ^a   Lestringant, Gilles G ^b   Elshahat, Yassin I ^c   John, Anne ^a   Obineche, Eniyoma N ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^c Central Hospital Abu Dhabi   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Genetics; Hypertension; Polymerase chain reaction; Renin

Indexed keywords

RENIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

AGING; ALLELES; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; DNA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; RENIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SITE-SPECIFIC DNA-METHYLTRANSFERASE (ADENINE-SPECIFIC); UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0031665587     PISSN: 09169636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1291/hypres.21.221     Document Type: Article

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