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Association of Established Blood Pressure Loci With 10-Year Change in Blood Pressure and Their Ability to Predict Incident Hypertension.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 18 Aug 2020
Poveda Alaitz, Atabaki-Pasdar Naeimeh, Ahmad Shafqat, Hallmans Göran, Renström Frida, Franks Paul W
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Background Genome-wide association studies have identified >1000 genetic variants cross-sectionally associated with blood pressure variation and prevalent hypertension. These discoveries might aid the early identification of subpopulations at risk of developing hypertension or provide targets for drug development, amongst other applications. The aim of the present study was to analyze the association of blood...
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