Objective To explore the associations of cholesteryl ester transfer protein(CETP) gene TaqIB,D442G and 1405V polymorphisms and haplotypes with essential hypertension(EH) in Chinese Mongolian population. Methods In this case-control study, 883 hypertensive patients(EH group) and 1,044 normal controls(control group) were randomly selected from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.Polymerase chain reaction(PCR) and direct sequencing of PCR product were used to identify the genotypes.Hardy-Weinberg(H-W) ...