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Heritability of salt sensitivity in black Americans.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Nov 1996
Svetkey L P, McKeown S P, Wilson A F
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Salt sensitivity is defined as a change in blood pressure in response to changes in salt and water homeostasis. Found in 73% of hypertensive and 36% of normotensive blacks, it is generally considered a hallmark of hypertension in blacks. The higher prevalence of salt sensitivity in blacks compare...
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