Life-Course Associations between Blood Pressure-Related Polygenic Risk Scores and Hypertension in the Bogalusa Heart Study

Life-Course Associations between Blood Pressure-Related Polygenic Risk Scores and Hypertension in the Bogalusa Heart Study

Genetic information may help to identify individuals at increased risk for hypertension in early life, prior to the manifestation of elevated blood pressure (BP) values. We examined 369 Black and 832 White Bogalusa Heart Study (BHS) participants recruited in childhood and followed for approximately...

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Main Authors: Xiao Sun, Yang Pan, Ruiyuan Zhang, Ileana De Anda-Duran, Zhijie Huang, Changwei Li, Mengyao Shi, Alexander C. Razavi, Lydia A. Bazzano, Jiang He, Tamar Sofer, Tanika N. Kelly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Genes
Subjects:
hypertension
polygenic risk score
genetic predisposition
blood pressure
childhood risk factor
genetics
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/13/8/1473

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