ACE gene haplotypes and social networks: Using a biocultural framework to investigate blood pressure variation in African Americans.

ACE gene haplotypes and social networks: Using a biocultural framework to investigate blood pressure variation in African Americans.

Deaths due to hypertension in the US are highest among African Americans, who have a higher prevalence of hypertension and more severe hypertensive symptoms. Research indicates that there are both genetic and sociocultural risk factors for hypertension. Racial disparities in hypertension also likely...

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Main Authors: Kia C Fuller, Christopher McCarty, Cynthia Seaborn, Clarence C Gravlee, Connie J Mulligan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6143246?pdf=render

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