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A case–control study of the association between the MTHFR gene and essential hypertension in Asian Indians

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Poduri, A., Kumari, S., Jain, S. et al. A case–control study of the association between the MTHFR gene and essential hypertension in Asian Indians. J Hum Hypertens 23, 140–142 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/jhh.2008.107

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