Differential susceptibility to hypertension is due to selection during the out-of-Africa expansion
Differential susceptibility to hypertension is due to selection during the out-of-Africa expansion
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United States: Public Library of Science
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English
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Hypertension is a leading cause of stroke, heart disease, and kidney failure. The genetic basis of blood pressure variation is largely unknown but is likely to involve genes that influence renal salt handling and arterial vessel tone. Here we argue that susceptibility to hypertension is ancestral and that differential susceptibility to hypertension...
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Differential susceptibility to hypertension is due to selection during the out-of-Africa expansion
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1313481064
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1313481064
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1553-7404,1553-7390
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1553-7404
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10.1371/journal.pgen.0010082
