Association of Aldosterone Synthase Polymorphism (CYP11B2 -344T>C) and Genetic Ancestry with Atrial Fibrillation and Serum Aldosterone in African Americans with Heart Failure

Adam Bress; Jin Han; Shitalben R. Patel; Ankit A. Desai; Ibrahim Mansour; Vicki Groo; Kristin Progar; Ebony Shah; Thomas D. Stamos; Coady Wing; Joe G. N. Garcia; Rick Kittles; Larisa H. Cavallari

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071268

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Association of Aldosterone Synthase Polymorphism (CYP11B2 -344T>C) and Genetic Ancestry with Atrial Fibrillation and Serum Aldosterone in African Americans with Heart Failure

Adam Bress,

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Jin Han,

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Shitalben R. Patel,

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Ankit A. Desai,

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Institute for Personalized Respiratory Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Ibrahim Mansour,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Vicki Groo,

Affiliations Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Kristin Progar,

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Ebony Shah,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Thomas D. Stamos,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Coady Wing,

Affiliation Division of Health Policy and Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Joe G. N. Garcia,

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Institute for Personalized Respiratory Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Department of Medicine, Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Rick Kittles,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Larisa H. Cavallari

* E-mail: humma@uic.edu

Affiliation Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Association of Aldosterone Synthase Polymorphism (CYP11B2 -344T>C) and Genetic Ancestry with Atrial Fibrillation and Serum Aldosterone in African Americans with Heart Failure

Adam Bress,
Jin Han,
Shitalben R. Patel,
Ankit A. Desai,
Ibrahim Mansour,
Vicki Groo,
Kristin Progar,
Ebony Shah,
Thomas D. Stamos,
Coady Wing

Published: July 30, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0071268

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