Association between a variant in the 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 gene and primary hypertension

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 819-823

  Melander, O ^a   Orho Melander, M ^a   Bengtsson, K ^b   Lindblad, U ^c   Rastam L ^a   Groop, L ^a   Hulthen U L ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Skara Health Care Centre   (Sweden)

^c Skaraborgs Institutet   (Sweden)

Author keywords

11BHSD2; 11 hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2; Genetics of hypertension; Hypertension genes; Primary hypertension

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA FLANKING REGION; EXON; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN VARIANT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034536041     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001116     Document Type: Article

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