The T-allele of the C825T polymorphism is associated with higher arterial stiffness in young healthy males

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 267-271

  Nürnberger, Jens ^a   Opazo Saez, A ^a   Mitchell, A ^a   Buhrmann S ^a   Wenzel, R R ^a   Siffert, W ^a   Philipp, T ^a   Schafers R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Augmentation index; C825T polymorphism; Pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMORAL ARTERY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PULSE WAVE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TONOMETRY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALLELES; AORTA; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIASTOLE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; STATISTICS; SYSTOLE;

EID: 6444221602     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001665     Document Type: Article

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