New studies double number of known sites in genome linked to high blood pressure

Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - 05:03 in Health & Medicine

Several large international groups of researchers report data that more than doubles the number of sites in the human genome tied to blood pressure regulation. One of the studies turned up unexpected hints that biochemical signals controlling blood pressure may spring from within cells that line blood vessels themselves.

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