Homozygosity by descent mapping of blood pressure in the Old Order Amish: Evidence for sex specific genetic architecture

BMC Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue , 2007, Pages

  McArdle, Patrick F ^a   Dytch, Harvey ^b   O'Connell, Jeffery R ^a   Shuldiner, Alan R ^a,c   Mitchell, Braxton D ^a   Abney, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AMISH; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 18Q; CHROMOSOME 2Q; CHROMOSOME 4P; CHROMOSOME IDENTIFICATION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ADOLESCENT; CHROMOSOME 2; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME 8; CHROMOSOME MAP; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HOMOZYGOTE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 4; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 8; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENNSYLVANIA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 36048980050     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2156-8-66     Document Type: Article

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