Effect of Previous Exposure to Malaria on Blood Pressure in Kilifi, Kenya: A Mendelian Randomization Study

BACKGROUND: Malaria exposure in childhood may contribute to high blood pressure (BP) in adults. We used sickle cell trait (SCT) and α(+)thalassemia, genetic variants conferring partial protection against malaria, as tools to test this hypothesis. METHODS AND RESULTS: Study sites were Kilifi, Kenya,...

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Publicado no:J Am Heart Assoc
Main Authors: Etyang, Anthony O., Kapesa, Sailoki, Odipo, Emily, Bauni, Evasius, Kyobutungi, Catherine, Abdalla, Marwah, Muntner, Paul, Musani, Solomon K., Macharia, Alex, Williams, Thomas N., Cruickshank, J. Kennedy, Smeeth, Liam, Scott, J. Anthony G.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Original Research
Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6475058/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30879408
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.118.011771
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