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Association between Carotid Intima-media Thickness and Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 Glu504Lys Polymorphism in Chinese Han with Essential Hypertension

BACKGROUND: Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) is involved in the pathophysiological processes of cardiovascular diseases. Recent studies showed that mutant ALDH2 could increase oxidative stress and is a susceptible factor for hypertension. In addition, wild-type ALDH2 could improve the endothelial fu...

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Autores principales: Ma, Xiao-Xiang, Zheng, Shu-Zhan, Shu, Yan, Wang, Yong, Chen, Xiao-Ping
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4910363/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27270535
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0366-6999.183413