Publications by authors named "Soraya Benhammamouch"
Objectives: (i) To characterize the polymorphism of arginase 1 (ARG1), a new candidate gene in coronary heart disease (CHD), in the Algerian population; (ii) To evaluate the effect of common ARG1 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on blood pressure (BP) values; and (iii) To compare the data with those previously obtained in French populations.
Methods: Eleven ARG1 SNPs selected from databases were characterized in a representative sample of 117 Algerian and 92 French males free of CHD. Relevant SNPs for association studies with BP were selected on the basis of their allele frequencies and pairwise linkage disequilibrium.