Genome-wide association studies will unlock the genetic basis of hypertension: Con side of the argument

Hypertension

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1021-1025

  Kurtz, Theodore W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

association studies; blood pressure; genetics; genome; hypertension

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BLOOD PRESSURE; GENETIC LOCI; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78650419995     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.110.156190     Document Type: Article

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