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Genetic polymorphisms and hypertension in Indian populations: a systematic review and integrative bioinformatics approach.
BMC medical genomics - 28 Jul 2026
Sivakumar Rooban, N Prasath, Vijukumar Lakshmi, K A Arul Senghor, P Renuka, V M Vinodhini
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hypertension continues to be a major public health issue in India, with increasing incidence associated with both lifestyle factors and genetic susceptibility. Despite genome-wide association studies identifying several loci related with blood pressure worldwide, there is a paucity of integration of these findings within the genetically varied Indian setting. OBJECTIVE: This systematic review aims to...
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- Humans
- Hypertension
- India
- Computational Biology
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
