Genome-wide linkage analyses for hypertension genes in two ethnically and geographically diverse populations

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 154-157

  Kardia, Sharon L R ^a,h   Rozek, Laura S ^a   Krushkal, Julia ^c   Ferrell, Robert E ^d   Turner, Stephen T ^e   Hutchinson, Richard ^f   Brown, Andrew ^f   Sing, Charles F ^b   Boerwinkle, Eric ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Life Science and Bioengineering Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Hypertension; Linkage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 16Q; CHROMOSOME 1P; CHROMOSOME 3Q; CHROMOSOME 6P; CHROMOSOME 7P; CHROMOSOME 7Q; CHROMOSOME 8P; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LINKAGE (GENETICS); LOD SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SIBLINGS;

EID: 0037307595     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(02)03249-1     Document Type: Article

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