Blood pressure and the cystic fibrosis gene: evidence for lower pressure rises with age in female carriers.

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Individuals homozygous for the autosomal recessive disorder CF are known to have low blood pressure, thought to be caused by greatly increased sweat salt loss. We examined whether carriers of the CF gene also have low blood pressure. Our pilot studies had suggested an effect limited to females, leading to 2 further studies in white females. In the first, blood pressure was measured in 232 known CF mutation...

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