The Y Chromosome Effect on Blood Pressure in Two European Populations
- 1 February 2002
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Hypertension
- Vol. 39 (2) , 353-356
- https://doi.org/10.1161/hy0202.103413
Abstract
Higher blood pressure (BP) in males compared with females is well documented and is thought to be influenced in part by the Y chromosome. To examine whether there is an association between BP and a...Keywords
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