Association of single nucleotide polymorphism in human SCN7A gene with essential hypertension in Chinese

Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 463-467

  Zhang, Kui Xing ^a   Zhu, Ding Liang ^a   He, Xin ^a   Zhang, Yi ^a   Zhang, Hao ^b   Zhao, Rong ^b   Lin, Jie ^b   Wang, Gu Liang ^a   Zhang, Kai Yue ^b   Huang, Wei ^b  

^a SHANGHAI SECOND MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME CENTER AT SHANGHAI   (China)

Author keywords

Hypertension; SCN7A gene; Single nucleotide polymorphism; Sodium channel

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CHINESE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; GENE; GENETIC RISK; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCN7A GENE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 9144234309     PISSN: 10039406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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