Renin gene MboI dimorphism is a discriminator for hypertension in hyperlipidaemic subjects

Hypertension Research - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 285-289

  Frossard, Philippe M ^a   Kane, John P ^b   Malloy, Mary J ^b   Bener, Abdulbari ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Hypertension; Renin; Renin angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS); Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP)

Indexed keywords

RENIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032724848     PISSN: 09169636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1291/hypres.22.285     Document Type: Article

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