title: Single-nucleotide polymorphisms near the microsatellite D17S1303 and the development of hypertension in a 6-year longitudinal study.
abstract: This study examined the association of tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the 130 kb region surrounding the microsatellite D17S1303 on chromosome 17p12 with the development of hypertension after 6 years in a cohort of 232 Hong Kong Chinese adults. Four SNPs (rs9899362, rs10491093, rs11658572 and rs9913883) were associated with the development of hypertension (P<0.05), but these associations require confirmation in future studies. Nevertheless, our study provides further evidence for the presence of an unidentified gene or a regulatory element predisposing to hypertension in a region approximately 24 kb downstream of D17S1303.
authors.forename: B M Y
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: K-L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.forename: R Y H
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: L Y F
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Y-Q
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: P-C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Sham
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002902:Chromosomes, Human, 16-18; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000235:genetics*; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / Q000235:genetics*