Essential hypertension is a common disease with fatal clinical complications. Epidemiological and family studies have confirmed the role of genetic predisposition in its development. Hypertensive patients have been shown to have an altered profile of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. The aim of
Association of Interleukin-6, Interleukin-12, and Interleukin-10 Gene Polymorphisms with Essential Hypertension in Tatars from Russia
β Scribed by Y. R. Timasheva; T. R. Nasibullin; A. N. Zakirova; O. E. Mustafina
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 199 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-2928
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