Genome-wide association studies: Contribution of genomics to understanding blood pressure and essential hypertension

Current Hypertension Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-25

  Ehret, Georg B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Genome wide association study; Genomics; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

5,10 METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE (FADH2); CYTOCHROME P450 17;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; EFFECT SIZE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MODEL; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOMICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 77249141481     PISSN: 15226417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11906-009-0086-6     Document Type: Review

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