A bidirectional Mendelian randomization study supports causal effects of kidney function on blood pressure

Blood pressure and kidney function have a bidirectional relation. Hypertension has long been considered as a risk factor for kidney function decline. However, whether intensive blood pressure control could promote kidney health has been uncertain. The kidney is known to have a major role in affectin...

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Published in:	Kidney international Vol. 98; no. 3; p. 708
Main Authors:	Yu, Zhi, Coresh, Josef, Qi, Guanghao, Grams, Morgan, Boerwinkle, Eric, Snieder, Harold, Teumer, Alexander, Pattaro, Cristian, Köttgen, Anna, Chatterjee, Nilanjan, Tin, Adrienne
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.09.2020
Subjects:	blood pressure chronic kidney disease kidney function Mendelian randomization biomarkers genome-wide association study
ISSN:	1523-1755, 1523-1755
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