Population
F2 intercross between stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRSP) and Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats
Comparison
Zygosity at the SA locus (SA-gene genotype) vs Different zygosity at the SA locus
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Supports SA locus as candidate in rat salt-sensitive hypertension models; leaves open human relevance and should not change practice.
The SA-gene on rat chromosome 1 cosegregates with sodium-induced systolic blood pressure increases, supporting its potential role in hypertension pathogenesis.
Lindpaintner et al. (1993) studied this question.
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