Association between variation in the genes DDAH1 and DDAH2 and hypertension among Uygur, Kazakh and Han ethnic groups in China

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase enzymes (DDAH), which are encoded by the genes DDAH1 and DDAH2, play a fundamental role in maintaining endothelial function. We conducted a case-control study on a Chinese population that included three ethnic groups (Han, Kazakh and Uy...

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Main Authors: Zhong Wang, Shaoze Chen, Lina Zhang, Guilin Lu, Chengming Zhou, Dao Wen Wang, Li Wang, Bayinbate Badengmu, Zhihong Zhai, Lian Qin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802016000300205&lng=en&tlng=en

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