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Social- and Behavioral-Specific Genetic Effects on Blood Pressure Traits: The Strong Heart Family Study  

Jump to full article: Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics, 2009-06-16

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Conclusions--Our findings suggest that behavioral and socioeconomic factors can modify the genetic effects on blood pressure phenotypes. Accounting for context dependent factors may help us to better understand the complexities of the gene effects on blood pressure and other complex phenotypes with high levels of genetic heterogeneity.

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