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SUBMITTER: Zhao Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2905479 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhao Qi Q Hixson James E JE Rao Dabeeru C DC Gu Dongfeng D Jaquish Cashell E CE Rice Treva T Shimmin Lawrence C LC Chen Jichun J Cao Jie J Kelly Tanika N TN Hamm Lotuce Lee LL He Jiang J
Journal of hypertension 20100401 4
<h4>Objective</h4>We examined the association between genetic variants in the apelin system and blood pressure (BP) responses to low-sodium and high-sodium interventions in the GenSalt Study.<h4>Methods</h4>A 7-day low-sodium intervention (51.3 mmol sodium per day) followed by a 7-day high-sodium intervention (307.8 mmol sodium per day) was conducted among 1906 participants from 637 Han Chinese families. BP measurements were obtained at baseline and following each intervention using a random-zer ...[more]