A Two-Stage Matched Case–Control Study on Multiple Hypertensive Candidate Genes in Han Chinese
Author(s) -
Tai-Yue Kuo,
Mei-Jyh Kang,
JawWen Chen,
HungYun Ho,
Chih-Tai Ting,
TsungHsien Lin,
Sheng-Hsiung Sheu,
WeiChuan Tsai,
Jyh-Hong Chen,
Hsin-Bang Leu,
WeiHsian Yin,
TingYu Chiu,
Chin-Iuan Chen,
ShingJong Lin,
WenHarn Pan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1941-7225
pISSN - 0895-7061
DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2012.44
Subject(s) - single nucleotide polymorphism , medicine , linkage disequilibrium , snp , candidate gene , logistic regression , genome wide association study , genetics , genotype , gene , biology
Hypertension affects about 1/3 of adults worldwide, ~3.8 million in Taiwan, 160 million in China, and 1 billion worldwide. It is a major risk factor leading to stroke, cardiovascular disease, and end-stage renal disease. In each year, more than 13.5 million deaths are due to hypertension-related diseases worldwide.
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