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Increased support for linkage of a novel locus on chromosome 5q13 for essential hypertension in the British Genetics of Hypertension Study.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Jul 2006
Munroe Patricia B, Wallace Chris, Xue Ming-Zhan, Marçano Ana Carolina B, Dobson Richard J, Onipinla Abiodun K, Burke Beverley, Gungadoo Johannie, Newhouse Stephen J, Pembroke Janine, Brown Morris, Dominiczak Anna F, Samani Nilesh J, Lathrop Mark, Connell John, Webster John, Clayton David, Farrall Martin, Mein Charles A, Caulfield Mark
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Human hypertension arises from a combination of genetic factors and lifestyle influences. With cardiovascular disease set to become the number 1 cause of death worldwide, it is important to understand the etiologic mechanisms for hypertension, because these might provide new routes to improved treatment. The British Genetics of Hypertension Study has recently published a primary genome screen that identified 4...
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