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Sex Differences in the Association of Genome-Wide Systolic Blood Pressure Polygenic Risk Score With Hypertension
9 Oct 2023
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Hypertension is the primary modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, which is the leading cause of death in the US. 1,2 ypertension is highly heritable and affects about half the US population. 1 The prevalence of hypertension varies by sex with an observed male predominance. 1Sex-associated differences in the genetic risk for hypertension may partly explain the observed sex differences in the...
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