Wnk1
Human Genetics Research Article
AluYb8 insertion in the WNK1 gene is not associated with hypertension in a Russian Caucasian population
Authors: Elmira Akhmedova, Svetlana Y. Nikulina, Alla B. Salmina, Anna Chernova, Marina Bazanova, Anna Ohapkina, Aleksey Semenchukov, Paolo E. Maltese, Elena Manara and Matteo Bertelli
WNK1 (With No-lysine Kinase 1), a serine-threonine kinase, regulates blood pressure by acting on various sodium transport-related ion channels. Several studies report a link between common variants of the WNK1 gene and hypertension. No data exists on Russian populations. Our aim was to evaluate the association between the WNK1.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 16(4):
- gmr16039809
- DOI:
- 10.4238/gmr16039809