Contribution of VEGF polymorphism rs3025020 to short stature and hypertension in elderly Japanese individuals: a cross-sectional study

Recently, short stature has been revealed to be positively associated with hypertension, possibly because this indicates lower activity of vascular maintenance, such as angiogenesis. Vascular endothelial growt...

Source: Journal of Physiological Anthropology - February 4, 2021 Category: Physiology Authors: Yuji Shimizu, Hirotomo Yamanashi, Shin-Ya Kawashiri, Kenichi Nobusue, Fumiaki Nonaka, Yuko Noguchi, Yukiko Honda, Kazuhiko Arima, Yasuyo Abe, Yasuhiro Nagata and Takahiro Maeda Tags: Original article Source Type: research