Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure.

Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure.

Elevated blood pressure is a common, heritable cause of cardiovascular disease worldwide. To date, identification of common genetic variants influencing blood pressure has proven challenging. We tested 2.5 million genotyped and imputed SNPs for association with systolic and diastolic blood pressure...

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Main Authors: Newton-Cheh, C, Johnson, T, Gateva, V, Tobin, MD, Bochud, M, Coin, L, Najjar, S, Zhao, J, Heath, S, Eyheramendy, S, Papadakis, K, Voight, B, Scott, L, Zhang, F, Farrall, M, Tanaka, T, Wallace, C, Chambers, J, Khaw, K, Nilsson, P, van der Harst, P, Polidoro, S, Grobbee, D, Onland-Moret, N, Bots, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009

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