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Identification of Novel Proteins Mediating Causal Association Between Smoking and Essential Hypertension: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 3 Dec 2024
Shi Jikang, Liang Zhuoshuai, Liu Zhantong, Pan Lingfeng, Hu Xinmeng, Tian Yuyang, Jin Huizhen, Liu Yawen, Cheng Yi, Zhang Ming
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BACKGROUND: Smoking is a factor for hypertension. We aim to reveal novel plasma proteins mediating the relationship of smoking with hypertension and identify potential drug targets for hypertension on the basis of Mendelian randomization design. METHODS AND RESULTS: Data for smoking were selected from the largest genome-wide association study meta-analysis performed by the Genome-Wide Association Study and...
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