Genetic architecture of complex traits predisposing to nephropathy: Hypertension

Seminars in Nephrology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 150-163

  Hunt, Steven C ^a  

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

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Genetics; Genome wide association; Heritability; Hypertension; Review; Salt sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; ANGIOTENSINOGEN 6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; EFFECT SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASES;

EID: 77950478066     PISSN: 02709295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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