Association between the C825T polymorphism of the G protein β3-subunit gene and hypertension in blacks

Hypertension

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1193-1196

  Dong, Yanbin ^a   Zhu, Haidong ^a   Sagnella, Giuseppe A ^a   Carter, Nicholas D ^a   Cook, Derek G ^a   Cappuccio, Francesco P ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blacks; Epidemiology; G protein; Hypertension, genetic; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

DNA; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; RENIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033405439     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.34.6.1193     Document Type: Article

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