Is ε4 allele of apolipoprotein E associated with more severe end-organ damage in essential hypertension?

Cell Biochemistry and Function

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 191-195

  Yilmaz, Huand̈lya ^a   Isbir, Turgay ^a   Aacandcedihan, Bedia ^a   Aydin, Makbule ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E gene; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Mild to moderate hypertension

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

ADULT; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RETINOPATHY; ALLELE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HEART MUSCLE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETINA;

ADULT; ALLELES; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RETINA;

EID: 0034742146     PISSN: 02636484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbf.915     Document Type: Article

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