The Association of Estrogen Receptor-β Gene Variation With Salt-Sensitive Blood Pressure

• Main Authors: Worapaka Manosroi, Jia Wei Tan, Chevon M. Rariy, Bei Sun, Mark O. Goodarzi, Aditi R. Saxena, Jonathan S. Williams, Luminita H. Pojoga, Jessica Lasky-Su, Jinrui Cui, Xiuqing Guo, Kent D. Taylor, Yii Der I. Chen, Anny H. Xiang, Willa A. Hsueh, Leslie J. Raffel, Thomas A. Buchanan, Jerome I. Rotter, Gordon H. Williams, Ellen W. Seely
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85038032856&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/43533
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Context: Hypertension in young women is uncommon compared with young men and older women. Estrogen appears to protect most women against hypertension, with incidence increasing after menopause. Because some premenopausal women develop hypertension, estrogen may play a different role in these women....