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Quality control of the blood pressure phenotype in the European Project on Genes in Hypertension.
Blood pressure monitoring - 1 Aug 2002
Kuznetsova Tatiana, Staessen Jan A, Kawecka-Jaszcz Kalina, Babeanu Speranta, Casiglia Edoardo, Filipovsky Jan, Nachev Choudomir, Nikitin Yuri, Peleskã Jan, O'Brien Eoin
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OBJECTIVES: In the European Project on Genes in Hypertension (EPOGH) standardized epidemiological methods were used to determine complex phenotypes consisting of blood pressure (BP) in combination with other traits. In this report, we present the quality control of one of the BP phenotypes. METHODS: In seven European countries eight different research groups recruited random samples of nuclear families. Trained...
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