High Blood Pressure, Genomics & Family History

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High Blood Pressure, Genomics & Family History

CDC information: World Salt Awareness Week: March 10-16

CDC information: About 1 in 3 U.S. adults—or 67 million people—have high blood pressure. Only about half (47%) of people with high blood pressure have their condition under control

High blood pressure runs in families. Collect and act on your family history  [PDF 94.84 KB]

Did you know? More than 4000 publications have reported since 2001 on the relation between genetic variation and risk and outcomes of hypertension? These include 97 genomewide association studies. To find out more, visit the HuGE Navigator