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Genetic variation in the natriuretic peptide system, circulating natriuretic peptide levels, and blood pressure: an ambulatory blood pressure study.
American journal of hypertension - 1 Oct 2012
Jeppesen Jørgen L, Nielsen Søren J, Torp-Pedersen Christian, Hansen Tine W, Olsen Michael H, Berg Nikolaj D, Linneberg Allan, Madsbad Sten, Fenger Mogens
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In a large collaborative study (n > 50,000), common variants in the natriuretic peptide (NP) genes were found to be associated with circulating NP levels and also with blood pressure (BP) levels based on office BP measurements (OBPMs). It is unknown if determining an individual's BP by 24-h ambulatory BP measurements (ABPMs) will influence the effect of NP gene variations on BP levels. METHODS: We...
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