Association Study of Aromatase Gene (CYP19A1) in Essential Hypertension

<p>Background: As aromatase-deficient mice, which are deficient in estrogens, reportedly have reduced blood pressure, the aromatase gene (CYP19A1) is thought to be a susceptibility gene for essential hypertension (EH). The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between CY...

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Main Author: Masanori Shimodaira, Tomohiro Nakayama, Naoyuki Sato, Kosuke Saito, Akihiko Morita, Ichiro Sato, Teruyuki Takahashi, Masayoshi Soma, Yoichi Izumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2008-01-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Sciences
Online Access:http://www.medsci.org/v05p0029.htm