Candidate genes, association studies and haplotype analysis in the search for the genetic basis of hypertension

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1255-1258

  Yagil, Yoram ^a   Yagil, Chana ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSINOGEN;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

EID: 3042750272     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000125426.50839.4e     Document Type: Editorial

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