Effects of three candidate genes on prevalence and incidence of hypertension in a Caucasian population

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1349-1358

  Staessen, Jan A ^a,e   Wang, Ji Guang ^a   Brand, Eva ^b   Barlassina, Cristina ^c   Birkenhäger, Willem H ^d   Herrmann, Stefan Martin ^b   Fagard, Robert ^a   Tizzoni, Laura ^c   Bianchi, Giuseppe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aldosterone synthase; Angiotensin converting enzyme; Blood pressure; Candidate gene; Hypertension; adducin

Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SODIUM METABOLISM;

EID: 0034897607     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200108000-00002     Document Type: Article

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