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Accumulation of common polymorphisms is associated with development of hypertension: a 12-year follow-up from the Ohasama study.
Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension - 1 Feb 2010
Watanabe Yumiko, Metoki Hirohito, Ohkubo Takayoshi, Katsuya Tomohiro, Tabara Yasuharu, Kikuya Masahiro, Hirose Takuo, Sugimoto Ken, Asayama Kei, Inoue Ryusuke, Hara Azusa, Obara Taku, Nakura Jun, Kohara Katsuhiko, Totsune Kazuhito, Ogihara Toshio, Rakugi Hiromi, Miki Tetsuro, Imai Yutaka
Abstract excerpt
Hypertension is a complex multi-factorial and polygenic disorder. Nevertheless, most studies have focused on single-gene effects. Furthermore, a majority of these studies have been cross-sectional and diagnosed hypertension using conventional blood pressure (BP) measurements, which are known to b...
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