Human renin gene BglI dimorphism associated with hypertension in two independent populations

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 428-433

  Frossard, Philippe M ^a   Lestringant, Gilles G ^b   Malloy, Mary J ^c   Kane, John P ^c  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Essential; Genetics; Hypertension; Polymerase chain reaction; Renin

Indexed keywords

RENIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ADULT; AGED; ALLELES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTRONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RENIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033404255     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-0004.1999.560604.x     Document Type: Article

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