Finding genes that cause human hypertension.

doi:10.1097/00004872-199303000-00002

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Finding genes that cause human hypertension.

Journal of hypertension - 1 Mar 1993

Lifton R P, Jeunemaitre X

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Genetic factors in essential hypertension: Studies of the epidemiology of blood pressure indicate that genetic factors are part of the pathogenesis of human essential hypertension, raising the possibility of identifying these genes. This may provide unique opportunities to elucidate the pathophys...

Topics

Blood Pressure
Case-Control Studies
Chromosome Mapping
Female
Genetic Linkage
Genetic Markers
Humans
Hypertension
Male
Mutation
Pedigree
Phenotype

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