Genetic analysis of beta 2 adrenergic and Dopamine receptor gene polymorphisms in hypertensive subjects at Hospital Seremban, Malaysia

• Main Author: Komara, Makanko
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Hypertension - genetics; Hypertension - Diagnosis; Hypertension - ethnology - Malaysia
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/99067/1/fpsk%28m%29%202013%2058%20IR.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/99067/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Essential hypertension which is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases is a complex trait influenced by multiple genes and environmental factors. According to The Third National Health and Morbidity Survey in 2008, the prevalence of hypertension among Malaysian adults was 43%. The heritabil...