A genome-wide affected sibpair linkage analysis of hypertension: The HyperGEN Network

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 148-150

  Rao, Dabeeru C ^a   Province, Michael A ^a   Leppert, Mark F ^b   Oberman, Al ^d   Heiss, Gerardo ^e   Ellison, R Curt ^f   Arnett, Donna K ^g   Eckfeldt, John H ^g   Schwander, Karen ^a   Mockrin, Steve C ^h   Hunt, Steve C ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^e IL   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Genetics; Hypertension; Linkage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHROMOSOME 1; CHROMOSOME 17; CHROMOSOME 19; CHROMOSOME 2; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; TELOMERE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; DATABASES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME, HUMAN; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LINKAGE (GENETICS); LOD SCORE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S.); SIBLINGS; TELOMERE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 12244273672     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7061(02)03247-8     Document Type: Article

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