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Genetic epidemiology of hypertension: an update on the African diaspora.

Ethnicity & disease - 1 Jan 2003

Daniel Harold I, Rotimi Charles N

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Hypertension is a serious global public health problem, affecting approximately 600 million people worldwide. The lifetime risk of developing the condition exceeds 50% in most populations. Despite considerable success in the pharmacological treatment of hypertension in all-human populations, the health-care community still lacks understanding of how and why individuals develop chronically elevated blood pressure....

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