Polymorphism of the glycogen synthase gene in hypertensive and normotensive subjects

Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-71

  Schalin Jäntti, Camilla ^a,c   Nikula Ijäs, Pirjo ^a   Huang, Xudong ^a   Lehto, Markku ^a   Knudsen, Petteri ^a   Syvänne, Mikko ^a   Lehtovirta, Mikko T ^a   Tikkanen, Tuula ^a   Tikkanen, Ilkka ^a   Groop, Leif C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

blood pressure; glycogen synthase; insulin resistance; non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus; polymorphism, genetics

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE; INSULIN;

ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CHROMOSOME 19; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GLUCOSE CLAMP TECHNIQUE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 9044226891     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.27.1.67     Document Type: Article

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