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Further evidence of a quantitative trait locus on chromosome 18 influencing postural change in systolic blood pressure: the Hypertension Genetic Epidemiology Network (HyperGEN) Study.
American journal of hypertension - 1 May 2005
Pankow James S, Dunn Diane M, Hunt Steven C, Leppert Mark F, Miller Michael B, Rao D C, Heiss Gerardo, Oberman Albert, Lalouel Jean-Marc, Weiss Robert B
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BACKGROUND: Postural change in systolic blood pressure (SBP) is prospectively associated with several disease outcomes including hypertension, stroke, and coronary heart disease. The objective of this study was to characterize further a possible quantitative trait locus on chromosome 18q21 influencing SBP response to a postural challenge. METHODS: A prior genome scan of postural SBP response in 636 subjects of...
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