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SUBMITTER: Morris BJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5055732 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Morris Brian J BJ Chen Randi R Donlon Timothy A TA Evans Daniel S DS Tranah Gregory J GJ Parimi Neeta N Ehret Georg B GB Newton-Cheh Christopher C Seto Todd T Willcox D Craig DC Masaki Kamal H KH Kamide Kei K Ryuno Hirochika H Oguro Ryosuke R Nakama Chikako C Kabayama Mai M Yamamoto Koichi K Sugimoto Ken K Ikebe Kazunori K Masui Yukie Y Arai Yasumichi Y Ishizaki Tatsuro T Gondo Yasuyuki Y Rakugi Hiromi H Willcox Bradley J BJ
American journal of hypertension 20161101 11
<h4>Background</h4>The minor alleles of 3 FOXO3 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)- rs2802292 , rs2253310 , and rs2802288 -are associated with human longevity. The aim of the present study was to test these SNPs for association with blood pressure (BP) and essential hypertension (EHT).<h4>Methods</h4>In a primary study involving Americans of Japanese ancestry drawn from the Family Blood Pressure Program II we genotyped 411 female and 432 male subjects aged 40-79 years and tested for statisti ...[more]