Does Keloid Pathogenesis Hold the Key to Understanding Black/White Differences in Hypertension Severity?

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Repeated national surveys have shown that in the United States hypertension is more common and more severe in the black than in the white population. This discussion presents the hypothesis that the racial difference in hypertension severity is because of differences in growth factors (cytokines) affecting vascular smooth muscle cell growth. This hypothesis is derived from studies of keloids, which occur almost...

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