Article
Heritability of hemodynamic reactivity to laboratory stressors in a homogenous Arab population: 'Oman Family Study'.
Twin research and human genetics : the official journal of the International Society for Twin Studies - 1 Dec 2009
Hassan Mohammed O, Bayoumi Riad A, Lopez-Alvarenga Juan C, Snieder Harold, Jaju Deepali, Al-Yahyaee Saeed, Al-Hadabi Saleh, Comuzzie Anthony G, Albarwani Sulayma
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Exaggerated cardiovascular reactivity to stressful stimuli may be a risk factor for the development of hypertension. The genetic influence on blood pressure (BP) reactivity to stress and its control mechanisms has been receiving considerable support. This study aims at examining the heritability of BP and its intermediate hemodynamic phenotypes to acute stress in a homogeneous Arab population....
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