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Gene-environment interaction for hypertension among African American women across generations.
Biological research for nursing - 1 Oct 2010
Taylor Jacquelyn Y, Sun Yan V, Hunt Steven C, Kardia Sharon L R
Abstract excerpt
African American women have the highest prevalence of hypertension and obesity of any group in the United States. African American girls have the highest incidence of obesity of any groups of children in the nation, and diagnoses of hypertension have been rising among this group. Because both genetic heredity and body mass index (BMI) are important risk factors for hypertension, this study examined the gene-BMI...
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