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Causal relevance of different blood pressure traits on risk of cardiovascular diseases: GWAS and Mendelian randomisation in 100,000 Chinese adults.
Nature communications - 24 Jul 2024
Pozarickij Alfred, Gan Wei, Lin Kuang, Clarke Robert, Fairhurst-Hunter Zammy, Koido Masaru, Kanai Masahiro, Okada Yukinori, Kamatani Yoichiro, Bennett Derrick, Du Huaidong, Chen Yiping, Yang Ling, Avery Daniel, Guo Yu, Yu Min, Yu Canqing, Schmidt Valle Dan, Lv Jun, Chen Junshi, Peto Richard, Collins Rory, Li Liming, Chen Zhengming, Millwood Iona Y, Walters Robin G
Abstract excerpt
Elevated blood pressure (BP) is major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) conducted predominantly in populations of European ancestry have identified >2,000 BP-associated loci, but other ancestries have been less well-studied. We conducted GWAS of systolic, diastolic, pulse, and mean arterial BP in 100,453 Chinese adults. We identified 128 non-overlapping loci...
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