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SUBMITTER: Zhang M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4669284 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Min M Han Zhijun Z Yan Zihe Z Cui Qichen Q Jiang Yuhai Y Gao Mingzhu M Yu Wei W Hua Jun J Huang Hongyu H
Journal of thoracic disease 20151101 11
<h4>Background</h4>The class A scavenger receptor, which is encoded by the macrophage scavenger receptor 1 (MSR1) gene, is a pattern recognition receptor (PPR) primarily expressed in macrophages. It has been reported that genetic polymorphisms of MSR1 are significantly associated with many cardiovascular events. However, whether it links genetically to essential hypertension (EH) in Chinese is not defined.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed an independent case-control study in a Chinese population cons ...[more]