Polymorphisms of the Flavin containing monooxygenase 3 (<it>FMO3</it>) gene do not predispose to essential hypertension in Caucasians

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The recessive disorder trimethylaminuria is caused by defects in the <it>FMO3 </it>gene, and may be associated with hypertension. We investigated whether common polymorphisms of the <it>FMO3 </it>gene confer a...

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Main Authors: O'Brien John K, Lambert Deborah M, O'Brien Eoin, Stanton Alice, Shields Denis C, Dolan Ciara, Treacy Eileen P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-12-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/6/41