T594M variant of the epithelial sodium channel β-subunit gene and hypertension in individuals of African ancestry in South Africa

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 847-852

  Nkeh, Benedicta ^a   Samani, Nilesh J ^b   Badenhorst, Danelle ^a   Libhaber, Elena ^a   Sareli, Pinhas ^a   Norton, Gavin R ^a   Woodiwiss, Angela J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Genes; Hypertension; Sodium

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0141563365     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(03)01016-1     Document Type: Article

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