The Gly460Trp variant of α-adducin is not associated with hypertension in white Anglo-Australians

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 632-636

  Wang, William Y S ^a   Adams, David J ^a   Glenn, Cheryl L ^a   Morris, Brian J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; DNA; Ethnicity; Etiology; Genetic markers; Hypertension; Polymerase chain reaction; Race; White

Indexed keywords

ADDUCIN; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; CHOLESTEROL; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; GLYCINE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; RENIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033038586     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(99)00004-7     Document Type: Article

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