Hypertension

Association between the MTHFR C677T gene polymorphism and essential hypertension in South West Cameroon

S. M. Ghogomu, Ngolle, N. E., Mouliom, R. N., Asa, B. F., Ghogomu, S. M., Ngolle, N. E., Mouliom, R. N., Asa, B. F., Ghogomu, S. M., Ngolle, N. E., Mouliom, R. N., and Asa, B. F., Association between the MTHFR C677T gene polymorphism and essential hypertension in South West Cameroon, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

The association of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) C677T gene polymorphism and essential hypertension has been reported but with controversial results in diverse populations in Asia and Europe, thereby suggesting a dependency on ethnicity. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the MTHFR C677T polymorphism and essential hypertension in a Cameroonian population (Bantu ethnic group) of the South West Region.

CAMK4 gene variation is associated with hypertension in a Uygur population

S. Z. Chen, Wang, Z., Zhang, L. N., Lu, G. L., Zhou, C. M., Wang, D. W., Tang, Z. M., Wang, L., Qin, L., Zhai, Z. H., Chen, S. Z., Wang, Z., Zhang, L. N., Lu, G. L., Zhou, C. M., Wang, D. W., Tang, Z. M., Wang, L., Qin, L., Zhai, Z. H., Chen, S. Z., Wang, Z., Zhang, L. N., Lu, G. L., Zhou, C. M., Wang, D. W., Tang, Z. M., Wang, L., Qin, L., and Zhai, Z. H., CAMK4 gene variation is associated with hypertension in a Uygur population, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

Considering that calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase 4 (CAMK4) plays a pivotal role in blood pressure regulation, we investigated the association between a CAMK4 polymorphism (rs10491334) and hypertension in the Han, Kazak, and Uygur ethnic groups. We studied 1224 patients with hypertension and 967 normotensive controls classified into three ethnic groups (Han, Kazak, and Uygur). The rs10491334 polymorphism was genotyped using a TaqMan® 5'-nuclease assay.

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