Associations between CYP11B2 gene -344T/C polymorphism and essential hypertension in the Han nationality in Shandong province / 中华医学遗传学杂志
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics
; (6): 502-504, 2004.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate whether the -344T/C polymorphism of CYP11B2 gene is associated with essential hypertension in the Hans in Shandong province.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Plasma renin activity (PRA) and plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC) were measured with radioimmunoassays; the hypertensives were classified as low-renin and normal- or high-renin group by PAC/PRA ratio. -344T/C polymorphism was determined by polymerase chain reaction-restricted fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) in controls and hypertensives.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>No significant differences were found in genotype distribution or allele frequency between groups of control and primary hypertension or between groups of control and normal- or high-renin hypertension. The C allele frequency in low-renin hypertension group was significantly higher than that in normotensives and normal- or high-renin hypertension group (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>These results suggest that -344T/C polymorphism of CYP11B2 gene may be associated with low-renin essential hypertension in the Han nationality in Shandong province.</p>
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Main subject:
China
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Cytochrome P-450 CYP11B2
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Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
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Asian People
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Ethnology
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Genetics
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Hypertension
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics
Year:
2004
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Article