Genome-wide association study of nocturnal blood pressure dipping in hypertensive patients

• Main Authors: Jenni M. Rimpelä (Author), Ilkka H. Pörsti (Author), Antti Jula (Author), Terho Lehtimäki (Author), Teemu J. Niiranen (Author), Lasse Oikarinen (Author), Kimmo Porthan (Author), Antti Tikkakoski (Author), Juha Virolainen (Author), Kimmo K. Kontula (Author), Timo P. Hiltunen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Reduced nocturnal fall (non-dipping) of blood pressure (BP) is a predictor of cardiovascular target organ damage. No genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on BP dipping have been previously reported. Methods To study genetic variation affecting BP dipping, we conducted a GWAS in...