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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Howe LD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4759925 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics 20131107 6
<h4>Background</h4>Blood pressure (BP) tends to increase across childhood and adolescence, but the genetic influences on rates of BP change are not known. Potentially important genetic influences could include genetic variants identified in genome-wide association studies of adults as being associated with BP, height, and body mass index. Understanding the contribution of these genetic variants to changes in BP across childhood and adolescence could yield understanding into the life course devel ...[more]