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Associations of Genome-Wide Polygenic Risk Score and Risk Factors With Hypertension in a Japanese Population.
Circulation. Genomic and precision medicine - 1 Aug 2022
Fujii Ryosuke, Hishida Asahi, Nakatochi Masahiro, Tsuboi Yoshiki, Suzuki Koji, Kondo Takaaki, Ikezaki Hiroaki, Hara Megumi, Okada Rieko, Tamura Takashi, Shimoshikiryo Ippei, Suzuki Sadao, Koyama Teruhide, Kuriki Kiyonori, Takashima Naoyuki, Arisawa Kokichi, Momozawa Yukihide, Kubo Michiaki, Takeuchi Kenji, Wakai Kenji
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BACKGROUND: Although many polygenic risk scores (PRS) for cardiovascular traits have been developed in European populations, it is an urgent task to construct a PRS and to evaluate its ability in non-European populations. We developed a genome-wide PRS for blood pressure in a Japanese population and examined the associations between this PRS and hypertension prevalence. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional...
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