The importance of G protein-coupled receptor kinase 4 (GRK4) in pathogenesis of salt sensitivity, salt sensitive hypertension and response to antihypertensive treatment.

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Published in Int J Mol Sci on March 12, 2015

Authors

Brian Rayner1, Raj Ramesar2

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa. brian.rayner@uct.ac.za.
2: MRC Human Genetics Research Unit, Division of Human Genetics, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 7925, South Africa. raj.ramesar@uct.ac.za.

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