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Common genetic variations in the vitamin D pathway in relation to blood pressure.
American journal of hypertension - 1 Nov 2014
Wang Lu, Chu Audrey, Buring Julie E, Ridker Paul M, Chasman Daniel I, Sesso Howard D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Vitamin D is involved in blood pressure (BP) regulation. Genetic variations may influence the effect of vitamin D on BP, but data from epidemiologic studies remain inconsistent. METHODS: We conducted a comprehensive genetic association study in the Women's Genome Health Study (WGHS) with genome-wide genotype data among 23,294 women of European ancestry and in the International Consortium of Blood...
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