Sex-specific effects of NLRP6/AVR and ADM loci on susceptibility to essential hypertension in a Sardinian population.

Coronary artery disease, heart failure, fatal arrhythmias, stroke, and renal disease are the most common causes of mortality for humans, and essential hypertension remains a major risk factor. Elucidation of susceptibility loci for essential hypertension has been difficult because of its complex, mu...

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Main Authors: Nicola Glorioso, Victoria L Herrera, Tamara Didishvili, Maria F Ortu, Roberta Zaninello, Giovanni Fresu, Guiseppe Argiolas, Chiara Troffa, Nelson Ruiz-Opazo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3795764?pdf=render