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Cardiovascular diseases and G-protein β3 subunit gene (GNB3) in the era of genomewide scans

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  1. Division of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

    M Tomaszewski, F J Charchar, S Padmanabhan & A F Dominiczak

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Diabetology and Nephrology, Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze, Poland

    M Tomaszewski, E Zukowska-Szczechowska & W Grzeszczak

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Tomaszewski, M., Charchar, F., Padmanabhan, S. et al. Cardiovascular diseases and G-protein β3 subunit gene (GNB3) in the era of genomewide scans. J Hum Hypertens 17, 379–380 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1001559

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