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Maternal influence on blood pressure suggests involvement of mitochondrial DNA in the pathogenesis of hypertension: the Framingham Heart Study

Qiong Yang, Sung K. Kim, Fengzhu Sun, Jing Cui, Martin G. Larson, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Daniel Levy, Faina Schwartz

Journal of Hypertension · 2007 · 50 citations · 65 references

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Abstract

Our data provide support for a maternal effect on hypertension status and quantitative systolic BP, consistent with mitochondrial influence. Additional studies are warranted to identify mitochondrial DNA variant(s) affecting BP.

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