Genetic contribution to the variance of blood pressure and heart rate: A systematic review and meta-regression of twin studies

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 158-170

  Wang, Biqi ^a   Liao, Chunxiao ^a   Zhou, Bin ^a   Cao, Weihua ^a   Lv, Jun ^a   Yu, Canqing ^a   Gao, Wenjing ^a   Li, Liming ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

blood pressure; heart rate; heritability; meta regression; systematic review; twin study

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART RATE; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; MALE; META ANALYSIS; TWIN STUDY; TWINS;

BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; TWIN STUDIES AS TOPIC; TWINS;

EID: 84928595221     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: 18392628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/thg.2015.8     Document Type: Article

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