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Blood pressure in blacks and whites and its relationship to dietary sodium and potassium intake
(Elsevier, 1984)
The 24-hour dietary intake and blood pressure of 1928 black and 9739 white adults derived from the data sets of the first US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES I) of 1971-1974 were analyzed. Contrary ...
Information on ancestry from genetic markers
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2004-05)
It is possible to estimate the proportionate contributions of ancestral populations to admixed individuals or populations using genetic markers, but different loci and alleles vary considerably in the amount of information ...
Allelic variation at alcohol metabolism genes ( ADH1B , ADH1C , ALDH2 ) and alcohol dependence in an American Indian population
(Springer-Verlag, 2003-09)
Enzymes encoded by two gene families, alcohol dehydrogenase ( ADH ) and aldehyde dehydrogenase ( ALDH ), mediate alcohol metabolism in humans. Allelic variants have been identified that alter metabolic rates and influence ...