Common variation in the CD36 (fatty acid translocase) gene is associated with left-ventricular mass

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 690-695

  Hall, Darroch ^a   Mayosi, Bongani M ^b   Rahman, Thahira J ^a   Avery, Peter J ^a   Watkins, Hugh C ^c   Keavney, Bernard ^a,d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CD36; genetics; left ventricular mass; obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CD36 GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; INTRON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 79952752314     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283440115     Document Type: Article

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