Antihypertensive treatments obscure familial contributions to blood pressure variation

The linkage and association between inherent blood pressure and underlying genotype is potentially confounded by antihypertensive treatment. We estimated blood pressure variance components (genetic, shared environmental, individual-specific) in 767 adult volunteer families by using a variety of appr...

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Published in:	Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. 1979) Vol. 41; no. 2; p. 207
Main Authors:	Cui, Jisheng S, Hopper, John L, Harrap, Stephen B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.02.2003
Subjects:	Analysis of Variance Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use Blood Pressure - drug effects Blood Pressure - genetics Blood Pressure - physiology Diastole Family Health Female Humans Male Middle Aged Nuclear Family Phenotype Systole
ISSN:	1524-4563, 1524-4563
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