Munroe, Patricia,

Genome scans for hypertension [electronic resource] / Patricia Munroe. - London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2014. - 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (49 min.) : color, sound). - Genetics of cardiovascular disease : genetic interactions in a multifactorial disease, 2056-452X . - Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Genetics of cardiovascular disease. .

Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration. Title from title frames.

Contents: Hypertension: cause of 4.5% of global disease burden -- Causes of hypertension -- Complex trait: multiple risk factors -- Strategies for finding genes -- Candidate gene analysis -- Genome-wide scans -- Blood pressure traits -- Genes with major effects? -- Linkage analyses -- Monogenic forms of hypertension linkage results -- Human chromosomes showing regions of linkage with hypertension -- Interpretation -- Little consistency between studies -- Other methodological approaches are required.

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3384 Henry Stewart Talks


Cardiovascular system--Diseases--Genetic aspects.
Hypertension--Epidemiology.
Hypertension--Genetic aspects.
Medical genetics.
Cardiovascular Diseases--drug therapy.
Cardiovascular Diseases--genetics.
Genetic Linkage.
Genome-Wide Association Study.
Hypertension--drug therapy.
Hypertension--etiology.
Hypertension--genetics.
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