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Significance of Heritability in Primary and Secondary Pediatric Hypertension
1 Jul 2005
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Patient weight and family history are significant risk factors for the development of hypertension in children. Multiple genetic factors have been identified in primary (essential) hypertension in adults; however, the delineation of genetic factors in the separate populations of children with primary or secondary hypertension are not well understood. Heritability is the proportion of observed...
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