The time-honoured Galilean method and genetic association studies: The importance of hypothesis-driven selection of intermediate phenotypes in detecting genes associated to hypertension

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1703-1705

  Cusi, Daniele ^a   Taglietti, Maria Vittoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; POTASSIUM PUMP;

ALLELISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NOTE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036732579     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200209000-00007     Document Type: Note

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