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Genetic Risk of Primary Aldosteronism and Its Contribution to Hypertension: A Cross-Ancestry Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies.
Circulation - 4 Apr 2023
Naito Tatsuhiko, Inoue Kosuke, Sonehara Kyuto, Baba Ryuta, Kodama Takaya, Otagaki Yu, Okada Akira, Itcho Kiyotaka, Kobuke Kazuhiro, Kishimoto Shinji, Yamamoto Kenichi, Morisaki Takayuki, Higashi Yukihito, Hinata Nobuyuki, Arihiro Koji, Hattori Noboru, Okada Yukinori, Oki Kenji
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hypertension imposes substantial health and economic burden worldwide. Primary aldosteronism (PA) is one of the most common causes of secondary hypertension, causing cardiovascular events at higher risk compared with essential hypertension. However, the germline genetic contribution to the susceptibility of PA has not been well elucidated. METHOD: We conducted a genome-wide association analysis of PA...
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