A Genome-wide study of blood pressure in African Americans accounting for gene-smoking interaction

Cigarette smoking has been shown to be a health hazard. In addition to being considered a negative lifestyle behavior, studies have shown that cigarette smoking has been linked to genetic underpinnings of hypertension. Because African Americans have the highest incidence and prevalence of hypertensi...

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Main Authors: Taylor, Jacquelyn Y., Schwander, Karen, Kardia, Sharon L. R., Arnett, Donna, Liang, Jingjing, Hunt, Steven C., Rao, D.C., Sun, Yan V.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4707536/