Genome-wide linkage analyses of systolic blood pressure using highly discordant siblings

Circulation

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1407-1410

  Krushkal, Julia ^a   Ferrell, Robert ^c   Mockrin, Stephen C ^d   Turner, Stephen T ^e   Sing, Charles F ^f   Boerwinkle, Eric ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Genes; Genetics; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHROMOSOME 15Q; CHROMOSOME 2P; CHROMOSOME 5Q; CHROMOSOME 6Q; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENOME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0033596973     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.99.11.1407     Document Type: Article

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