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Early alteration in glomerular reserve in humans at genetic risk of essential hypertension: mechanisms and consequences.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Mar 2001
O'Connor D T, Tyrell E A, Kailasam M T, Miller L M, Martinez J A, Henry R R, Parmer R J, Gabbai F B
Abstract excerpt
Essential hypertension has a familial predisposition, but the phenotype of elevated blood pressure has delayed penetrance. Because the kidney is a crucial determinant of blood pressure homeostasis, we studied early glomerular alterations in still-normotensive young subjects at genetic risk of hyp...
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