Aldosterone synthase gene (CYP11B2) C-344T polymorphism in Caucasians from the Berlin Salt-Sensitivity Trial (BeSST)

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1563-1567

  Brand, Eva ^b   Schorr, Ulrike ^b   Ringel, Jens ^b   Beige, Joachim ^b   Distler, Armin ^b   Sharma, Arya M ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Genetics; Hypertension; Salt sensitivity; Sodium restricted diet

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE; ANGIOTENSINOGEN;

ADULT; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SALT INTAKE;

EID: 0032737610     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199917110-00009     Document Type: Article

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