The future of genetic association studies in hypertension: Improving the signal-to-noise ratio

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 811-814

  Sharma, Arya M ^a,c   Jeunemaitre, Xavier ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSINOGEN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

EDITORIAL; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETIC PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0033939866     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200018070-00001     Document Type: Editorial

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