Associations of the -344 T>C and the 3097 G>A Polymorphisms of CYP11B2 Gene With Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes, and Metabolic Syndrome in a French Population
Author(s) -
N. Bellili,
L. Foucan,
Frédéric Fumeron,
Kamel Mohammedi,
F. Travert,
Ronan Roussel,
Beverley Balkau,
Jean Tichet,
Michel Marre
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2010.44
Subject(s) - medicine , genotype , type 2 diabetes , haplotype , metabolic syndrome , odds ratio , endocrinology , population , diabetes mellitus , insulin resistance , gastroenterology , genetics , biology , gene , environmental health
Aldosterone can affect both blood pressure (BP) and glucose metabolism. We assessed the association of two polymorphisms -344 T>C and the 3097 G>A in the aldosterone synthase gene (CYP11B2) with prevalent and incident hypertension (HT), type 2 diabetes (T2D), and the metabolic syndrome (MetS).
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