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Genes controlling postural changes in blood pressure: comprehensive association analysis of ATP-sensitive potassium channel genes KCNJ8 and ABCC9.
Physiological genomics - 4 Feb 2010
Ellis Justine A, Lamantia Angela, Chavez Raul, Scurrah Katrina J, Nichols Colin G, Harrap Stephen B
Abstract excerpt
Buffering of blood pressure during change of posture such as standing is controlled largely by the baroreflex. In our population-based Victorian Family Heart Study (VFHS), we previously demonstrated that, on average, systolic blood pressure (SBP) changes very little on standing; however, interindividual variation is substantial and shows familial aggregation, with approximately 25% of the variance attributable to...
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