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Recent advances in the identification of genes for human hypertension

Ana CB Marcano Clinical Pharmacology and The Genome Centre, The William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK. [email protected]
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Abiodun K Onipinla Clinical Pharmacology and The Genome Centre, The William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK. [email protected]
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Mark J Caulfield Clinical Pharmacology and The Genome Centre, The William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK. [email protected]
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Patricia B Munroe Clinical Pharmacology and The Genome Centre, The William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, UK. [email protected]
Pages 733-741 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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