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Editorial
. 2017 Jun;69(6):723-725.
doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.02.365. Epub 2017 Apr 7.

Genetics of Blood Pressure: New Insights Into a Complex Trait

Adam P Bress  1 , Marguerite R Irvin  2 , Paul Muntner  2
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Editorial

Genetics of Blood Pressure: New Insights Into a Complex Trait

Adam P Bress et al. Am J Kidney Dis. 2017 Jun.
No abstract available

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Financial Disclosure: The authors declare that they have no relevant financial interests.

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  • The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals.
    Ehret GB, Ferreira T, Chasman DI, Jackson AU, Schmidt EM, Johnson T, Thorleifsson G, Luan J, Donnelly LA, Kanoni S, Petersen AK, Pihur V, Strawbridge RJ, Shungin D, Hughes MF, Meirelles O, Kaakinen M, Bouatia-Naji N, Kristiansson K, Shah S, Kleber ME, Guo X, Lyytikäinen LP, Fava C, Eriksson N, Nolte IM, Magnusson PK, Salfati EL, Rallidis LS, Theusch E, Smith AJP, Folkersen L, Witkowska K, Pers TH, Joehanes R, Kim SK, Lataniotis L, Jansen R, Johnson AD, Warren H, Kim YJ, Zhao W, Wu Y, Tayo BO, Bochud M; CHARGE-EchoGen consortium; CHARGE-HF consortium; Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium; Absher D, Adair LS, Amin N, Arking DE, Axelsson T, Baldassarre D, Balkau B, Bandinelli S, Barnes MR, Barroso I, Bevan S, Bis JC, Bjornsdottir G, Boehnke M, Boerwinkle E, Bonnycastle LL, Boomsma DI, Bornstein SR, Brown MJ, Burnier M, Cabrera CP, Chambers JC, Chang IS, Cheng CY, Chines PS, Chung RH, Collins FS, Connell JM, Döring A, Dallongeville J, Danesh J, de Faire U, Delgado G, Dominiczak AF, Doney ASF, Drenos F, Edkins S, Eicher JD, Elosua R, Enroth S, Erdmann J, Eriksson P, Esko T, Evangelou E, Evans A, Fall T, Farrall M, Felix JF, Ferrières J, Ferrucci L, Fornage M, Forrester T, Franceschin… See abstract for full author list ➔ Ehret GB, et al. Nat Genet. 2016 Oct;48(10):1171-1184. doi: 10.1038/ng.3667. Epub 2016 Sep 12. Nat Genet. 2016. PMID: 27618452 Free PMC article.

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