Association of genetic polymorphism in phenylethanolamine-N-methyl transferase with essential hypertension in Changsha Han people

Journal of Central South University (Medical Sciences)

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1120-1125

  Chen, An ^a   Chen, Xiaoping ^b   Shi, Ruizheng ^a   Guo, Yijie ^b   Chen, Lujia ^a   Xie, Mingxuan ^a   Yang, Tianlun ^a   Zhang, Guogang ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Essential hypertension; Phenylethanolamine N methyl transferase; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINA; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BASE SEQUENCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 73349113195     PISSN: 16727347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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