Genetic variation is thought to contribute to the etiology of hypertension, and E-selectin is a candidate essential hypertension-associated gene. This study thus sought to investigate possible genetic associations between the T1880C, C602A and T1559C polymorphisms of E-selectin and essential hypertension.
Department of Hypertension, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Attached to Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung, Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, 100029, China.
