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Determinants of kidney function in Swedish families: role of heritable factors.
Journal of hypertension - 1 Sept 2008
Fava Cristiano, Montagnana Martina, Burri Philippe, Almgren Peter, Minuz Pietro, Hulthén U Lennart, Melander Olle
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to evaluate the determinants of kidney function and the role of heritable factors in a sample of 249 siblings free from known cardiovascular disease and without antihypertensive drugs belonging to 110 families. Four different measures and estimates of kidney function were considered. Blood pressure was recorded during 24 h by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Heritability was...
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