Department of Medicine–

Thomas Quertermous, MD

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  • Common ALDH2 genetic variants predict development of hypertension in the SAPPHIRe prospective cohort: gene-environmental interaction with alcohol consumption.

    Chang YC, Chiu YF, Lee IT, Ho LT, Hung YJ, Hsiung CA, Quertermous T, Donlon T, Lee WJ, Lee PC, Chen CH, Mochly-Rosen D, Chuang LM. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2012: 12 58

    Genetic variants near/within the ALDH2 gene encoding the mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 have been associated with blood pressure and hypertension in several case-control association studies in East Asian populations.

    PubMedID: 22839215

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