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Genome-wide association study on blood pressure traits in the Iranian population suggests ZBED9 as a new locus for hypertension.
Scientific reports - 3 Jun 2021
Kolifarhood Goodarz, Sabour Siamak, Akbarzadeh Mahdi, Sedaghati-Khayat Bahareh, Guity Kamran, Rasekhi Dehkordi Saeid, Amiri Roudbar Mahmoud, Hadaegh Farzad, Azizi Fereidoun, Daneshpour Maryam S
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High blood pressure is the heritable risk factor for cardiovascular and kidney diseases. Genome-wide association studies(GWAS) on blood pressure traits increase our understanding of its underlying genetic basis. However, a large proportion of GWAS was conducted in Europeans, and some roadblocks deprive other populations to benefit from their results. Iranians population with a high degree of genomic specificity...
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