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Elevated blood pressure is a well-recognized risk factor for conditions such as heart disease, heart failure, and stroke. Blood pressure, in turn, is influenced by several factors, both genetic and non-genetic. However, there is a lack of understanding regarding the potential for lifestyle (e.g., choices related to smoking, alcohol consumption, diet, and exercise) to modulate how genetic variation influences blood pressure. To gain insight into this issue, Sung et  al. incorporated smoking status into a genome-wide meta-analysis of systolic and diastolic blood pressure in over 600,000 individuals spanning multiple ancestries.
Source: The American Journal of Human Genetics - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Tags: Editors' Corner Source Type: research