Open AccessEffects of Rare and Common Blood Pressure Gene Variants on Essential Hypertension
Author(s) -
KhanhDung H. Nguyen,
Vasyl Pihur,
Santhi K. Ganesh,
Ankit Rakha,
Stephen S. Rich,
Steven C. Hunt,
Barry I. Freedman,
Joe Coresh,
W.H. Linda Kao,
Alanna C. Morrison,
Eric Boerwinkle,
Georg Ehret,
Aravinda Chakravarti
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
circulation research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.899
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1524-4571
pISSN - 0009-7330
DOI - 10.1161/circresaha.112.276725
Subject(s) - biology , genetics , blood pressure , 1000 genomes project , genome wide association study , candidate gene , gene , population , genetic association , evolutionary biology , single nucleotide polymorphism , medicine , endocrinology , genotype , environmental health
Hypertension affects ≈30% of adults in industrialized countries and is the major risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
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