Strong association of the renin TaqI polymorphism with essential hypertension in Chinese Han and Tibetan populations

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 907-910

  Qi, Y ^a   Niu, W ^a   Cen, W ^b   Cui, C ^b   Zhuoma, C ^b   Zhuang, L ^b   Cai, D ^b   Li, G ^c   Zhou, W ^a   Hou, S ^c   Qui, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b People's Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region   (China)

^c First Hospital of Fangshan District   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GENOMIC DNA; PROTEIN TAQI; RENIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINA; CHINESE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; CHINA; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RENIN; TIBET;

EID: 35648989496     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1002230     Document Type: Article

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