New Blood Pressure-Associated Loci Identified in Meta-Analyses of 475 000 Individuals [Original Articles]

Conclusions— We report 4 novel loci associated with BP regulation, and 1 independent variant at an established BP locus. This analysis highlights several candidate genes with variation that alter protein function or gene expression for potential follow-up.

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Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics - October 13, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kraja, A. T., Cook, J. P., Warren, H. R., Surendran, P., Liu, C., Evangelou, E., Manning, A. K., Grarup, N., Drenos, F., Sim, X., Smith, A. V., Amin, N., Blakemore, A. I. F., Bork-Jensen, J., Brandslund, I., Farmaki, A.-E., Fava, C., Ferreira, T., Herzig, Tags: Gene Expression & Regulation, Genetic, Association Studies, Genetics, High Blood Pressure Original Articles Source Type: research