NEDD4L基因变异体与内蒙古地区蒙古族人群中高血压的相关分析

目的：探讨内蒙古地区蒙古族人群中NEDD4L基因多态性位点rs4149601（G／A）突变与高血压的相关性。方法：应用病例对照方法研究包头地区蒙古族高血压病个体308例及蒙古族血压正常个体454例。检测所有个体舒张压,收缩压。使用TaqManPCR技术进行rs4149601多态基因分型。结果：rs4149601多态基因型及等位基因分布在GG基因型、GA基因型、AA等位基因的频率在高血压组及对照组分别为54．7％,92．8％;11．4％及56．2％;71．4％,7．9％。rs4149601多态基因型及等位基因分布与对照组差异有显著性。应用多元logistic回归分析对性别、年龄进行校正后发现rs4149601多态基因与高血压病患病风险相关。结论：上皮细胞钠通道亚单位基因多态性（rs4149601）同内蒙古地区蒙古族人群高血压病发病有关。     

白细胞介素23 受体基因rs6682925 多态与冠心病发病的相关关系

目的:本研究探讨白细胞介素23受体(Interleukin 23 Receptor,IL23R)基因单核苷酸多态位点(rs1884444与rs6682925)与中国北方汉族人群冠心病发病的相关关系。方法:本研究采用病例-对照的设计方法,收集568名冠心病患者以及45岁以上、年龄及性别匹配的524名正常对照个体为研究对象,采用测序法检测IL23R rs1884444与rs6682925单核苷酸多态性基因型,分析IL23R基因rs1884444与rs6682925单核苷酸多态位点的基因型及等位基因的分布情况。结果:IL23R rs6682925与rs1884444单核苷酸多态位点的基因型频率符合Hardy-Weinberg定律。IL23R基因rs6682925单核苷酸多态位点的三种基因型分布频率(CC型,TC型和TT型)在冠心病组为22.9%,39.6%和37.5%,在对照组分别为41.7%,47.2%和11.1%,IL23R基因rs6682925单核苷酸多态位点C等位基因是冠心病发病的一个独立的危险因素(P0.05);IL23R基因rs1884444单核苷酸位点的基因型和等位基因的频率在对照组和冠心病组之间不存在统计学差异(P0.05)。Logistic回归校正性别、年龄、体重指数、吸烟、高血压、高脂血症、糖尿病等冠心病的易患因素后,IL23R基因rs6682925 C等位基因仍是冠心病发病一个独立危险因素。结论:在中国北方汉族人群中,IL23R基因rs6682925 C等位基因可能是冠心病发病的独立危险因素。     

P21WAF1基因单核苷酸多态性和东北地区HPV相关宫颈癌的关系

研究P21WAF1基因单核苷酸多态性与中国东北地区人群HPV阳性宫颈癌风险的关系.以聚合酶链反应-直接测序的方法分析了340例宫颈癌患者标本P21WAF1基因rs1801270和rs3176352多态性,比较不同基因型与宫颈癌风险的关系.rs3176352多态在宫颈癌患者中的分布和正常对照组差异不显著,与宫颈癌风险无关.rs1801270多态在宫颈癌患者中的分布和正常对照组差异显著,宫颈癌患者中C等位基因频率、CC和AC基因型频率明显高于正常对照组(P＜0.05);与携带A等位基因者比较,携带C等位基因者罹患宫颈癌的风险增加1.366 7倍(95％ CI:1.1121～1.6792).P21WAF1基因rs1801270多态C等位基因是东北地区人群宫颈癌遗传易感因素.     

新疆地区维吾尔族和汉族人群CaSR基因多态性与草酸钙肾结石关系的研究

目的:探讨新疆地区维吾尔族和汉族草酸钙结石与钙敏感受体(calcium sensitive receptor,Ca SR)基因多态性之间的关系。方法:选择398例临床确诊泌尿系草酸钙结石患者(200例维吾尔族,198例汉族)和399例正常对照者(200例维吾尔族,199例汉族),应用Sna Pshot方法对Ca SR基因两位点(rs1042636,rs1801726)的基因型及等位基因频率进行检测,并分析其与草酸钙结石发病的相关性以及对血钙、24 h尿钙水平的影响。结果:各组2个位点的基因型分布均符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡。汉族结石组与汉族对照组及维吾尔族结石族与维吾尔族对照组rs1042636、rs1801726位点基因型分布及基因频率差异均无统计学意义(P0.05)。维吾尔和汉族rs1042636基因型及等位基因频率比较差异有统计学意义(P0.05),且维吾尔族人群携带rs1042636等位基因A的风险高于汉族人群(病例组中OR值=2.145,%95CI=[1.602~2.866],P0.01;对照组中OR值=1.773,%95CI=[1.332~2.359],P0.01),其中维/汉病例组中等位基因频率分别为A=278(69.5%)/204(51.5%),G=122(30.5%)/192(48.5%);维/汉对照组中等位基因频率分别为A=264(66.0%)/208(52.3%),G=136(34.0%)/190(47.7%)。而病例组和对照组rs1801726基因型频率差异无统计学意义(P0.05);汉族病例组、对照组发现GG+AG基因型较AA基因型有较高的尿钙水平(病例组:P=0.007和对照组:P=0.006),维吾尔族人群该位点与两项指标无相关性。结论:Ca SR基因2个基因位点rs1042636、rs1801726可能不是新疆地区维吾尔族和汉族草酸钙结石发病的危险因子,两族rs1042636基因多态性分布存在差异,rs1042636位点基因多态性能影响汉族人群尿钙排泄,可能汉族调节钙排泄的遗传因素之一。     

CISH基因多态性与结核病易感性的相关性研究

目的:寻找肺结核的易感位点,探索宿主遗传因素差异对肺结核发病的影响,为肺结核的预防和药物研发提供理论依据。方法:对1218名汉族居民进行病例对照研究,其中病例组600例,对照组618例,进行流行病学调查和生化指标检查。运用限制性片段长度多态性聚合酶链反应(PCR-RFLP)技术检测CISH基因rs2239751和rs622502的基因型分布,探讨CISH基因多态性与中国汉族人群肺结核易感性的关联性。结果:CISH基因的rs2239751和rs622502等位基因分布均符合Hardy-Weinberg(H-W)遗传平衡定律(P0.05)。rs2239751位点基因型和等位基因分布在两组间差异有统计学意义,P值分别为0.013和0.01,并且携带C等位基因个体患肺结核的风险是携带A等位基因的个体1.16倍(95%CI=1.03-1.29,P=0.01)。rs2239751基因分型结果在女性病例组和对照组中差异有统计学意义,P值为0.007,OR(95%CI)为1.51(1.12-2.03)。rs2239751基因分型结果在45岁人群病例组和对照组中差异有统计学意义,P值为0.010,OR(95%CI)为1.32(1.07-1.64)。rs622502位点基因型和等位基因分布在两组间差异均无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:在汉族人群中,rs2239751位点多态性可能是肺结核的危险因素之一,C等位基因为风险等位基因。rs2239751基因多态性与肺结核的关联性仅限于于女性和45岁人群。rs622502位点多态性可能与肺结核无关。     

广西柳州人群MYO9B rs10469470、rs11666569基因多态性特点分析

为探讨广西柳州人群肌球蛋9B(MYO9B)rs10469470、rs11666569单核苷酸基因多态性(SNP)特点及与其他地区人群的差异,我们采用竞争性等位基因特异性PCR(KASP)检测柳州地区123例健康受试者MYO9B基因rs10469470、rs11666569位点基因型。统计学方法分析基因型及等位基因分布频率及组间差异。结果表明,rs10469470位点检测出AA、AC两种基因型,分布频率分别为90.24%及9.76%,其基因型及等位基因频率在柳州人群男女性别间无显著差异(p0.05)。其基因型与等位基因频率与基因组单体型图计划公布的北京汉族人群(CHB)(p0.0125)及日本东京人群(JPT)(p0.0125)无显著差异。rs11666569位点检测出AA、AG、GG三种基因型,分布频率分别为9.76%、49.59%及40.65%,其基因型及等位基因频率在柳州人群男女性别间无统计学意义(p0.05)。其基因型与等位基因频率与CHB(p0.0125)及JPT(p0.0125)无显著差异。柳州人群MYO9B rs10469470、rs11666569单核苷酸基因多态性男女性别之间无差别,与其他种族及地区人群亦无明显差异。     

胆囊收缩素及受体基因多态性与精神分裂症的相关性研究

目的：探讨胆囊收缩素（cholecystokinin,CCK）基因、胆囊收缩素A受体（cholecystokininAreceptor。CCKAR）基因和胆囊收缩素B受体（cholecystokinin A recepmr,CCKBR）基因多态性与精神分裂症之间的相关性。方法：采用聚合酶链式反应．限制性片段长度多态性方法,对420例精神分裂症患者（病例组）和455例健康个体（对照组）三个基因的6个单核苷酸多态性（single nucleotide polymorphism,SNPs）位点（rs11571842、rs13069836、rs1800908、rs1800857、rs1042047、rs4758092）的多态性进行检测。并比较两组人群中基因型和等位基因频率分布的差异。结果：对照组6个SNPs位点的基因型频率分布均符合Hardy-Weinbere平衡（P〉0．05）;CCKAR基因rs1800857位点基因型频率分布在精神分裂症组与正常对照组间存在显著性差异（P〈0．000）,病例组T等位基因频率显著高于对照组（P〈0．01）。结论：CCKAR基因多态性与精神分裂症相关,携带T等位基因的个体可能更容易患精神分裂症。     

血管紧张素Ⅱ 1型受体基因A1166C多态性与新疆维吾尔族高血压相关性研究

目的:探讨新疆维吾尔族人群血管紧张素Ⅱ1型受体基因(AT1R)A1166C多态性与原发性高血压之间的关系,了解该基因多态在维吾尔族群体中的分布情况。方法:选择新疆维吾尔族原发性高血压病患者126例,正常血压者143例,应用多聚酶链反应、限制性片段长度多态性技术(PCR-RFLP)时入选样本进行基因分型。结果:AT1R基因A1166C多态符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡;AA、AC各基因型频率在维吾尔族病例组和对照组分别为73%、27%和74．8%、25．2%,差异无统计学意义(P＞0．05),C等位基因频率分别为13．5%和12．6%,差异亦无统计学意义(P＞0．05)。结论:AT1R基因A1166C多态可能不是新疆维吾尔族原发性高血压病的遗传易感指标。     

COL1A1及IGF-1基因与中国北方汉族人群高度近视相关性研究

目的:探讨I型胶原α1链(collagen I alpha-1,COL1A1)基因和类胰岛素生长因子-1 (insulin-like growth factors-1, IGF-1)基因与中国北方汉族人群高度近视的相关性。方法:收集2011年10月~2017年1月经我院眼科视光学中心诊疗的高度近视眼患者286例(病例组)及正常对照者201例(对照组),病例组按照眼球中轴长度分为A组(眼轴长度≥27 mm)126例和B组(眼轴长度27 mm)160例。用血液基因组DNA提取试剂盒提取受试者外周静脉抗凝血中的基因组DNA,采用多重PCR反应和基因测序得到目标片段COL1A1基因的多态位点rs2075555、rs2075554、rs2269336、rs1107946、rs1007086,IGF-1基因的多态位点rs12423791、rs10860860、rs2946834、rs6214的碱基序列,用卡方检验和Logistic回归分析的方法分析病例组和对照组之间各基因分布的差异。结果:病例组和正常对照组COL1A1基因的单核苷酸多态性位点的基因型频率和等位基因频率均无显著性差异(P0.05)。病例组和正常对照组IGF-1基因的rs12423791位点的基因型频率和等位基因频率有统计学差异(P=0.016),其他3个位点的单核苷酸多态性位点均无显著性差异(P0.05)。病例A组和对照组及A组和B组之间COL1A1基因的5个单核苷酸多态性位点分布均无显著性差异(P0.05),IGF-1基因的rs12423791位点有统计学差异(P=0.033)。结论:胶原类基因COL1A1的多态性与中国北方汉族人群高度近视的发生无显著相关性,IGF-1基因的rs12423791位点的多态性与中国北方汉族人群高度近视的发生有显著相关性。     

VKORC1基因rs9923231及GGCX基因rs2592551位点多态性与新疆维吾尔族、汉族人群心源性脑栓塞的相关性研究

目的:探讨维生素K环氧化物还原酶复合体亚单位1(VKORC1)基因rs9923231及γ-谷氨酰羧化酶(GGCX)基因rs2592551位点多态性同新疆维吾尔族和汉族人群发生心源性脑栓塞的关系。方法:选取2017年1月至2018年10月曾就诊于新疆医科大学第六附属医院神经内科的维吾尔族和汉族散发性房颤致脑栓塞患者各50例做为病例组,同时选取非心源性脑卒中维吾尔族患者50名及汉族患者150名为对照组,从外周静脉血中提取基因组DNA,采用PCR-RFLP技术检测VKORC1基因rs9923231及GGCX基因rs2592551多态性位点在不同人群中的分布。结果:维吾尔族脑栓塞组及对照组VKORC1基因rs9923231多态性位点基因型频率分布差异有统计学意义(P0.05);汉族脑栓塞组及对照组VKORC1基因rs9923231多态性位点基因型频率的分布比较差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。GGCX基因rs2592551多态位点在汉族、维吾尔族脑栓塞组及对照组的分布差异均无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:VKORC1基因rs9923231多态性可能与新疆维吾尔族人群心源性脑栓塞的发病有关,而与汉族人群无关;GGCX基因rs2592551多态性可能与维吾尔族及汉族人群心源性脑栓塞的发病均无关。     

Essential arterial hypertension and polymorphism of angiotensinogen M235T gene

Several candidate genes, chosen from the renin‐ angiotensin system, were examined for their association with essential hypertension. The genes of the renin‐ angiotensin system (RAS) are good candidates for such an approach because this system is well known to be involved in the control of blood pressure. One of these candidate genes is the gene encoding for angiotensinogen (the most important gene of the RAS associated with essential hypertension in the most population, is the gene for angiotensin‐converting enzyme‐ ACE). One DNA polymorphism within exon 2‐ with threonine instead of methionine at position 235 (M235T) was found to be significantly associated with hypertension. The objective of this study is the analysis of M235T polymorphism in angiotensinogen gene in Romanian patients with essential hypertension as well as controls. We examined 38 patients with essential hypertension and 21 normotensive patients. In order to identify the M235T angioteninogen variant, we used the following methods: DNA extraction, PCR amplification and enzymatic digestion of the PCR product using Tth IIII restriction endonuclease enzyme. In the study groups, the M235T variant (Met?Thr in aminoacid position 235) was found more frequently in hypertensive patients (81,57%), than in control subjects (66,66%). We identified 52,63% M235T heterozygotes in the hypertensive group compared with 47,61% in the control group, and 28,94% T235T homozygotes in the hypertensive group compared with 19,04% in the control group. The results of our study suggest an association of the M235T polymorphism in the gene encoding angiotensinogen with essential hypertension     

Association of insertion/deletion polymorphism of alpha-adrenoceptor gene in essential hypertension with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus in Malaysian subjects

An insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism of Alpha2B-Adrenoceptor (ADRA2B) gene located on chromosome 2 has been studied extensively in related to cardiovascular diseases. The main aim of the present study was to examine the potential association of D allele frequency of I/D polymorphism of ADRA2B gene in Malaysian essential hypertensive subjects with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This study includes 70 hypertensive subjects without T2DM, 65 hypertensive subjects with T2DM and 75 healthy volunteers as control subjects. Genotyping of I/D polymorphism was performed by conventional PCR method. There was significant difference found in age, body mass index, systolic/diastolic blood pressure and high density lipoprotein cholesterol level between the case and control subjects. DD genotypic frequency of I/D polymorphism was significantly higher in hypertensive subjects (42.84% vs. 29.33%; P-=0.029) and in hypertensive with T2DM subjects (46.15% vs. 29.33%; P=0.046) than control group. D allele frequency was higher in hypertensive group (67.41%) than control subjects (52.67%). However, no significant difference was found between the three genotypes of I/D polymorphism of ADRA2B gene and the clinical characteristics of the subjects. The result obtained in this study show D allele of ADRA2B gene was associated with essential hypertension with or without T2DM in Malaysian subjects.     

Association of eNOS gene polymorphisms with essential hypertension in the Han population in southwestern China

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) plays an important role in maintaining blood pressure homeostasis and vascular integrity. Polymorphisms in the eNOS gene have been found to be associated with hypertension in different human populations, including Northern and Southern Chinese Han populations. To examine the relationship of three eNOS gene polymorphisms, T-786C (rs2070744), G894T (rs1799983), and G10T (rs7830), with hypertension in the Han population in southwestern China, we carried out a study of the genotypes of three SNPs in 510 hypertensive and 510 normotensive subjects from the Yunnan Province by using PCR-RFLP and sequencing. Our SNP analyses showed that the distribution of the T-786C polymorphism did not differ between patients and controls, and that G894T and G10T are significantly associated with hypertension in females, adjusted for covariates. Compared with the other haplotypes, haplotype H1 (TGG), carrying protective 10G and 894G alleles, significantly decreased the risk of increased essential hypertension in females, with an odds ratio of 0.68 (P = 10(-5)). These results suggest that the eNOS polymorphism is one of the factors contributing to the predisposition for essential hypertension in the Han population in southwestern China.     

SLC2A9rs1014290位点基因多态性与北方汉族地区男性痛风发病的相关性研究

目的:探讨可溶性载体2家族成员9基因(SLC2A9)rs1014290位点的单核苷酸多态性与北方汉族地区男性原发性痛风的发病的相关性。方法:选取404例原发性痛风男性患者和412名健康体检者,分别检测其血清尿酸、血脂、肾功等生化指标,同时提取外周血DNA,应用连接酶检测反应(LDR)法分析其SLC2A9基因rs1014290位点基因型和等位基因频率。结果:痛风组空腹血糖、尿酸(UA)、甘油三酯(TG)、胆固醇(TC)、收缩压、BMI、肌酐(Cr)水平均显著高于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。痛风组SLC2A9基因rs1014290位点各基因型频率(CC:12.8%;CT:53.5%;TT:38.7%)与对照组(CC:16.2%;CT:50.9%;TT:32.9%)相比差异有统计学意义(X2=3.978,P=0.041);两组的等位基因频率相比差异无统计学意义(X2=0.314,P=0.496)。结论:SLC2A9基因rs1014290位点多态性可能与我国北方汉族男性原发性痛风的易感性相关,携带TT基因型的个体更易患痛风。     

Association of TSC gene variants and hypertension in Mongolian and Han populations

We investigated a possible association between genetic variations in the thiazide-sensitive Na-Cl cotransporter (TSC) gene and essential hypertension (EH) in the Mongolian and Han ethnic groups in Inner Mongolia. Our study included 385 unrelated Mongolian herdsmen and 523 Han farmers. Nine tagSNPs of TSC were identified from the Chinese HapMap database based on pairwise r(2) ≥ 0.5 and minor allele frequency ≥0.05. Genotyping was performed using the PCR/ligase detection reaction assay. Association between tagSNPs and hypertension was investigated under the additive model. There were significant differences between the genotype and allele frequencies of rs13306673 between the EH group and the control group in the Han population. Significant associations were found between the rs7204044 variant and EH in both the Mongolian and Han ethnic groups. The frequency of haplotype GCA in the EH group was significantly higher than in the control group in the Mongolian population. In the Han population, the frequency of haplotype TGG was significantly higher in the EH group than in controls, whereas haplotype TGA occurred significantly less often in EH than in controls. We suggest that rs7204044 of TSC is a genetic factor for EH in these two ethnicities and that rs13306673 is a genetic factor for EH in the Han population.     

Frequency in hypertensives of alleles for a RFLP associated with the renin gene

The genetic basis of primary hypertension is not known. Renin is important in blood pressure and volume control and a HindIII restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) is present within the human renin gene locus. To examine whether there is a relationship between this RFLP and primary hypertension, DNA and renin analyses were performed on leukocytes and plasma from hypertensive and normotensive individuals. In hypertensives the frequencies of alleles for the HindIII RFLP were found to be 0.55 and 0.45, compared with 0.60 and 0.40 in the total population of 231 subjects examined, a difference that was not statistically significant. There also appeared to be no significant difference in renin activity in plasma for hypertensive patients of each genotype, nor in their pre- or post-treatment blood pressures. We thus conclude that, within the limits of the present study, the suspected genetic abnormalities associated with primary hypertension in man do not appear to be related to a HindIII RFLP in the renin gene.     

Endothelin-1 gene and endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphisms in adolescents with juvenile and obesity-associated hypertension

Hypertension is an increasing public health problem all over the world. Essential hypertension accounts for more than 90% of cases of hypertension. It is a complex genetic, environmental and demographic trait. New method in molecular biology has been proposed a number of candidate genes, but the linkage or association with hypertension has been problematic (lack of gene-gene and gene-environment interaction). It is well known that genetic influences are more important in younger hypertensives, because children are relatively free from the common environmental factors contributing to essential hypertension. The association studies compare genotype ferquencies of the candidate gene between patient groups and the controls, in pathways known to be involved in blood pressure regulation. This study examined three polymorphisms of these factors encoding genes (ET-1 G+5665T (Lys198Asn), endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) T-786C promoter polymorphism and 27-bp repeat polymorphism in intron 4) in adolescents with juvenile essential and obesity-associated hypertension. Significant differences were found in the G/T genotype of the ET-1 polymorphism in the hypertensive and obese+hypertensive patients (body mass index (BMI) > 30). A strong association was detected between the BMI and the polymorphism of the ET-1 gene. It seems that ET-1 gene polymorphism plays a role in the development of juvenile hypertension associated with obesity. Although no significant differences were seen in the case of the eNOS promoter polymorphism and the eNOS 4th intron 27-bp repeat polymorphism. It seems that eNOS may play a role, but this is not the main factor in the control of blood pressure; it is rather a fine regulator in this process. This study with adolescents facilitates an understanding of the genetic factors promoting juvenile hypertension and obesity.     

Essential hypertension in patients exposed to high-arsenic exposed areas in western China: Genetic susceptibility and urinary arsenic metabolism characteristics

ObjectiveTo clarify the urinary arsenic metabolism characteristics in individuals with essential hypertension and to analyze the relationship between lipid metabolism gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to essential hypertension in individuals in high-arsenic areas in western China.MethodsA case-control study was conducted and involved individuals exposed to high arsenic levels (in this study, the arsenic content in the pressurized well water was 0–510.2 μg/L, and that in the mechanical well water was 167 μg/L) in two adjacent high-arsenic areas in Shanxi Province and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. A total of 699 samples were collected, including 192 case samples (patients with hypertension) and 507 control samples (no hypertension). Blood pressure measurement data obtained from an epidemiological survey were used to determine whether the subjects had hypertension, and a logistic regression model was used to analyze the association between lipid metabolism gene polymorphisms and hypertension susceptibility. Blood and urine samples were collected based on epidemiological methods, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were genotyped using a SNPscan™ multiple SNP typing kit, and urinary arsenic concentrations were determined using the hydride generation atomic fluorescence method (HG-AFS).ResultsADIPOQ/rs266729 was the dominant genetic model [(GC + GG) vs CC = 0.686:1, 95 % CI = 0.478−0.983], and FABP2/rs1799883 was the recessive genetic model [TT vs (CC + TC) = 1.690:1, 95 % CI = 1.014–2.816]. The distribution of the urinary arsenic secondary methylation ratio (SMR) [dimethylated arsenic (DMA)/monomethylated arsenic (MMA)] was different between hypertensive patients and controls.ConclusionADIPOQ/rs266729 and FABP2/rs1799883 polymorphisms affect susceptibility to essential hypertension in individuals exposed to high levels of arsenic; there was a clear difference in the urinary arsenic metabolism pattern between hypertensive patients and controls.     

Lack of association of variants of the renal salt reabsorption-related genes SLC12A3 and ClC-Kb and hypertension in Mongolian and Han populations in Inner Mongolia

Abnormalities in renal sodium chloride and water reabsorption play important roles in the development of hypertension. Mutations in the genes involved in renal sodium chloride reabsorption can affect blood pressure. Recently, the R904Q variant of the sodium/chloride transporters, member 3 (SLC12A3) gene and the T481S variant of the chloride channel Kb (ClC-Kb) gene were found to be implicated in essential hypertension. We investigated a possible role of the SLC12A3 and ClC-Kb genes in the prevalence of essential hypertension in the Mongolian and Han ethnic groups. The study population comprised 308 unrelated Mongolians with essential hypertension, 271 Mongolian normotensives, 285 unrelated Han with essential hypertension, and 194 Han normotensives living in Inner Mongolia. The presence of the SLC12A3 R904Q and ClC-Kb-T481S polymorphisms was determined using TaqMan PCR. The risk factors for hypertension were age, body mass index, alcohol consumption, total plasma cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. The genotype and allele frequencies of SLC12A3 R904Q and ClC-Kb-T481S were not significantly different between hypertensive patients and controls in the Mongolian (SLC12A3 R904Q, P = 0.471 and P = 0.494, ClC-Kb-T481S, P = 0.960 and P = 0.960, respectively) and Han (SLC12A3 R904Q, P = 0.765 and P = 0.777, ClC-Kb-T481S, P = 0.100 and P = 0.103, respectively) populations. There was no significant association between the SLC12A3 R904Q variant and the ClC-Kb-T481S variant and essential hypertension in either ethnic group.