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Genetic influences on trajectories of systolic blood pressure across childhood and adolescence.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Dec 2013
Howe Laura D, Parmar Priyakumari G, Paternoster Lavinia, Warrington Nicole M, Kemp John P, Briollais Laurent, Newnham John P, Timpson Nicholas J, Smith George Davey, Ring Susan M, Evans David M, Tilling Kate, Pennell Craig E, Beilin Lawrie J, Palmer Lyle J, Lawlor Debbie A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Blood pressure (BP) tends to increase across childhood and adolescence, but the genetic influences on rates of BP change are not known. Potentially important genetic influences could include genetic variants identified in genome-wide association studies of adults as being associated with BP, height, and body mass index. Understanding the contribution of these genetic variants to changes in BP across...
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