Both angiotensinogen M235T and α-adducin G460W polymorphisms are associated with hypertension in the Japanese population

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-255

  Nakamura, Y ^a   Tabara, Y ^b   Miki, T ^b   Tamaki, S ^c   Kita, Y ^d   Okamura, T ^d   Ueshima, H ^d  

^a KYOTO WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Kohka Public Hospital   (Japan)

^d SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADDUCIN; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; TAQ POLYMERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAPANESE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMOKING HABIT; SODIUM INTAKE; SODIUM RETENTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALMODULIN-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RISK FACTORS; SODIUM;

EID: 33847059645     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002135     Document Type: Article

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