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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Pubblicato in:J Am Heart Assoc
Autori principali: 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.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Accesso online: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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