2011
Renin gene polymorphism: its relationship to hypertension, renin levels and vascular responses
Sun B, Williams JS, Pojoga L, Chamarthi B, Lasky-Su J, Raby BA, Hopkins PN, Jeunemaitre X, Brown NJ, Ferri C, Williams GH. Renin gene polymorphism: its relationship to hypertension, renin levels and vascular responses. Journal Of The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System 2011, 12: 564-571. PMID: 21490026, PMCID: PMC3444254, DOI: 10.1177/1470320311405873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean arterial pressurePlasma renin activityRenin activityRenin geneHypertension riskSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAngiotensin II infusionNormotensive Caucasian subjectsHyperPATH cohortII infusionPRA levelsVascular responsivenessRenin levelsArterial pressureEssential hypertensionVascular responsesAngiotensin IIHypertensionHigh riskIndependent cohortCaucasian subjectsA alleleResultant haplotypesUnderlying mechanismGene variation
2005
Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the CYP2J2 and CYP2C8 genes and the risk of hypertension
King LM, Gainer JV, David GL, Dai D, Goldstein JA, Brown NJ, Zeldin DC. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the CYP2J2 and CYP2C8 genes and the risk of hypertension. Pharmacogenetics And Genomics 2005, 15: 7-13. PMID: 15864120, DOI: 10.1097/01213011-200501000-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAllelesArginineAryl Hydrocarbon HydroxylasesCytochrome P-450 CYP2C8Cytochrome P-450 CYP2J2Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemElectrolytesFemaleGenotypeHumansHypertensionLinkage DisequilibriumLysineMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioOxygenasesPharmacogeneticsPolymorphism, GeneticPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRiskSex FactorsConceptsFamily historyVariant allele frequencyCaucasian maleGenotype distributionVariant allelesArachidonic acidRisk of hypertensionBody mass indexAdditional subgroup analysesAfrican AmericansCis-epoxyeicosatrienoic acidsBiethnic populationNormotensive CaucasiansHypertensive subjectsAllele frequenciesMass indexVascular toneHypertension riskHypertension statusSubgroup analysisOdds ratioHypertensionProtective effectCYP2C8 geneCYP2J2