Genome-wide scan of predisposing loci for increased diastolic blood pressure in Finnish siblings

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1579-1585

  Perola, Markus ^a,b   Kainulainen, Katariina ^c   Pajukanta, Päivi ^a   Terwilliger, Joseph D ^d   Hiekkalinna, Tero ^a   Ellonen, Pekka ^a   Kaprio, Jaakko ^c   Koskenvuo, Markku ^e   Kontula, Kimmo ^c   Peltonen, Leena ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Chromosomes human pair 3; Genetic predisposition to disease; Hypertension; Linkage (genetics); Polygenic inheritance; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 22Q; CHROMOSOME 2Q; CHROMOSOME XP; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FINLAND; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0033755905     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200018110-00008     Document Type: Article

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