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A Genome-wide study of blood pressure in African Americans accounting for gene-smoking interaction.
Scientific reports - 11 Jan 2016
Taylor Jacquelyn Y, Schwander Karen, Kardia Sharon L R, Arnett Donna, Liang Jingjing, Hunt Steven C, Rao D C, Sun Yan V
Abstract excerpt
Cigarette smoking has been shown to be a health hazard. In addition to being considered a negative lifestyle behavior, studies have shown that cigarette smoking has been linked to genetic underpinnings of hypertension. Because African Americans have the highest incidence and prevalence of hypertension, we examined the joint effect of genetics and cigarette smoking on health among this understudied population. The...
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