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Association of regions on chromosomes 6 and 7 with blood pressure in Nigerian families.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Feb 2009
Tayo Bamidele O, Luke Amy, Zhu Xiaofeng, Adeyemo Adebowale, Cooper Richard S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Elevated blood pressure (BP) shares a level of heritability similar to many other traits related to cardiovascular risk; however, specific susceptibility loci have been difficult to localize. We conducted a multistage study of BP as a continuous trait in a low-risk West African population in which it was anticipated that environmental exposures would be reduced in complexity and intensity. In our...
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