Association Study of Aromatase Gene (CYP19A1) in Essential Hypertension

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 CYP19A1 and...

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Main Authors: Shimodaira, Masanori, Nakayama, Tomohiro, Sato, Naoyuki, Saito, Kosuke, Morita, Akihiko, Sato, Ichiro, Takahashi, Teruyuki, Soma, Masayoshi, Izumi, Yoichi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2008
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2238181/