2008
Association of a CYP4A11 Variant and Blood Pressure in Black Men
Gainer JV, Lipkowitz MS, Yu C, Waterman MR, Dawson EP, Capdevila JH, Brown NJ, Group A. Association of a CYP4A11 Variant and Blood Pressure in Black Men. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2008, 19: 1606-1612. PMID: 18385420, PMCID: PMC2488260, DOI: 10.1681/asn.2008010063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertensive renal diseaseRenal diseaseClinical outcomesHigher systolic BPAdverse clinical outcomesWhite individualsRegulation of BPEndogenous arachidonic acidBlack menBaseline proteinuriaCYP4A11 variantsHypertensive nephrosclerosisRenal vasoconstrictorClinical characteristicsCumulative incidenceRenal functionBlood pressureDiastolic BPHigher systolicSystolic BPHigh BPKidney diseasePulse pressureMale miceHypertension
1996
Angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism: Potential silencer motif and impact on progression in IgA nephropathy
Hunley T, Julian B, Phillips J, Summar M, Yoshida H, Horn R, Brown N, Fogo A, Ichikawa I, Kon V. Angiotensin converting enzyme gene polymorphism: Potential silencer motif and impact on progression in IgA nephropathy. Kidney International 1996, 49: 571-577. PMID: 8821846, DOI: 10.1038/ki.1996.81.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenin-angiotensin systemIgA nephropathyRenal functionDD genotypeMyocardial infarctionCardiovascular diseaseACE genotype frequenciesGene polymorphismsBiopsy-proven IgA nephropathyACE I/D polymorphismAGT 235TEnzyme deletion polymorphismNormal serum creatinineRenal disease progressionACE DD genotypeEnzyme gene polymorphismGenotype frequenciesI gene polymorphismStable creatinineAngiotensin systemSerum creatinineRenal statusVentricular hypertrophyCaucasian patientsRisk factors