Abstract
Objective: Heme oxygenase (HO)-1 is up-regulated as a cellular defense responding to stressful stimuli in experimental studies. A GT-repeat length polymorphism in the HO-1 gene promoter was inversely correlated to HO-1 induction. Here, we reported the association of GT-repeat polymorphism with blood pressure (BP) phenotypes, and their interaction on cardiovascular (CV) mortality risk in arsenic-exposed cohorts. Methods: Associations of GT-repeat polymorphism with BP phenotypes were investigated at baseline in a cross-sectional design. Effect of GT-repeat polymorphism on CV mortality was investigated in a longitudinal design stratified by hypertension. GT-repeat variants were grouped by S (
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 704-708 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Atherosclerosis |
Volume | 219 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2011 |
Keywords
- Blood pressure
- Cardiovascular mortality
- Genetic polymorphism
- Heme oxygenase-1
- Population study
- Risk factors
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine