Insights into the genetics of blood pressure in black South African individuals: the Birth to Twenty cohort

Insights into the genetics of blood pressure in black South African individuals: the Birth to Twenty cohort

Abstract Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of non-communicable disease deaths globally, with hypertension being a major risk factor contributing to CVDs. Blood pressure is a heritable trait, with relatively few genetic studies having been performed in Africans. This stu...

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Main Authors: Liesl M. Hendry, Venesa Sahibdeen, Ananyo Choudhury, Shane A. Norris, Michèle Ramsay, Zané Lombard, of the AWI-Gen study and as members of the H3Africa Consortium
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Genomics
Subjects:
Birth to Twenty
black South Africans
blood pressure
genetics
Metabochip
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12920-018-0321-6

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