Article
Genetic analysis of over one million people identifies 535 novel loci for blood pressure
2017-10-11
Abstract excerpt
High blood pressure is the foremost heritable global risk factor for cardiovascular disease. We report the largest genetic association study of blood pressure traits to date (systolic, diastolic, pulse pressure) in over one million people of European ancestry. We identify 535 novel blood pressure loci that not only offer new biological insights into blood pressure regulation but also reveal shared loci influencing...
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- Literature Corpus work
- fb7457ca-60e7-59df-b580-443780f334c8
- DOI
- 10.1101/198234
