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Suggestive linkage detected for blood pressure related traits on 2q and 22q in the population on the Samoan islands.
BMC medical genetics - 23 Oct 2009
Aberg Karolina, Dai Feng, Viali Satupaitea, Tuitele John, Sun Guangyun, Indugula Subba R, Deka Ranjan, Weeks Daniel E, McGarvey Stephen T
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BACKGROUND: High blood pressure or hypertension is a major risk factor involved in the development of cardiovascular diseases. We conducted genome-wide variance component linkage analyses to search for loci influencing five blood pressure related traits including the quantitative traits systolic...
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