Article
Genome-wide linkage analysis of systolic and diastolic blood pressure: the Québec Family Study.
Circulation - 17 Oct 2000
Rice T, Rankinen T, Province M A, Chagnon Y C, Pérusse L, Borecki I B, Bouchard C, Rao D C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Blood pressure (BP), an important risk factor for coronary heart disease, is a complex trait with multiple genetic etiologies. While some loci affecting BP variation are known (eg, angiotensinogen), there are likely to be novel signals that can be detected with a genome scan approach....
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