A Genome Scan for Renal Function among Hypertensives: the HyperGEN Study
DeWan A, Arnett D, Atwood L, Province M, Lewis C, Hunt S, Eckfeldt J. A Genome Scan for Renal Function among Hypertensives: the HyperGEN Study. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2000, 68: 136-144. PMID: 11115379, PMCID: PMC1234906, DOI: 10.1086/316927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlack or African AmericanBlack PeopleBody Mass IndexChromosomes, Human, Pair 1Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3Chromosomes, Human, Pair 6CreatineFemaleGenotypeHumansHypertensionKidneyKidney Function TestsLod ScoreMaleMiddle AgedModels, GeneticNuclear FamilyPhenotypeQuantitative Trait, HeritableSoftwareWhite PeopleConceptsCreatinine clearanceRenal functionAfrican American subjectsWhite subjectsHypertension Genetic Epidemiology Network (HyperGEN) studyLarge biracial sampleResidual creatinine clearanceComplications of hypertensionCreatinine clearance measurementsGood evidenceHypertensive individualsKidney functionMean ageAmerican subjectsBiracial sampleHypertensive siblingsApolipoprotein DHyperGEN studyClearanceClearance measurementsHypertensionCandidate genesSpecific genetic regionsUnderlying genetic componentSubjects