Meta-analysis of blood pressure and the CYP11B2 polymorphism highlights the need for better designed studies

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-39

  Staessen, Jan A ^a,c   Li, Yan ^a,b   Thijs, Lutgarde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE;

ALLELE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYP11B2 GENE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDITORIAL; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; META ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 33845363446     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32801143b3     Document Type: Editorial

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