Genetic susceptibility for human familial essential hypertension in a region of homology with blood pressure linkage on rat chromosome 10.

Hypertension is a significant risk factor for heart attack and stroke and represents a major public health burden because of its high prevalence (e.g. 15-20% of the European and American populations). Although blood pressure is known to have a strong genetic determination, the genes responsible for...

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Main Authors: Julier, C, Delépine, M, Keavney, B, Terwilliger, J, Davis, S, Weeks, D, Bui, T, Jeunemaître, X, Velho, G, Froguel, P, Ratcliffe, P, Corvol, P, Soubrier, F, Lathrop, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1997