Polymorphisms in gene MMP-2 modify the association of cadmium exposure with hypertension risk

Background: Cadmium exposure has been inconsistently related with hypertension. However, epidemiologic data on the genetic susceptibility to the hypertensive effect of cadmium exposure are limited. Objectives: We investigated whether the associations between cadmium exposure and hypertension risk di...

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Main Authors: Weixiang Wu, Dayang Liu, Shunli Jiang, Ke Zhang, Hao Zhou, Qing Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Environment International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412018321056