A Genome-Wide Linkage and Association Scan Reveals Novel Loci for Hypertension and Blood Pressure Traits

Youling Guo; Brian Tomlinson; Tanya Chu; Yu Jing Fang; Hongsheng Gui; Clara S. Tang; Benjamin H. Yip; Stacey S. Cherny; Yoon-Mi Hur; Pak Chung Sham; Tai Hing Lam; Neil G. Thomas

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031489

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A Genome-Wide Linkage and Association Scan Reveals Novel Loci for Hypertension and Blood Pressure Traits

Youling Guo,

Affiliation The State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Brian Tomlinson,

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Tanya Chu,

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Yu Jing Fang,

Affiliation Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Hongsheng Gui,

Affiliation The State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Clara S. Tang,

Affiliation The State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Benjamin H. Yip,

Affiliation The State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Stacey S. Cherny ,

* E-mail: cherny@hku.hk (SSC); hrmrlth@hkucc.hku.hk (THL); g.n.thomas@bham.ac.uk (NGT)

Affiliation The State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Yoon-Mi Hur,

Affiliation Mokpo National University, Seoul, South Korea
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Pak Chung Sham,

Affiliation The State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Tai Hing Lam ,

* E-mail: cherny@hku.hk (SSC); hrmrlth@hkucc.hku.hk (THL); g.n.thomas@bham.ac.uk (NGT)

Affiliation School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Neil G. Thomas

* E-mail: cherny@hku.hk (SSC); hrmrlth@hkucc.hku.hk (THL); g.n.thomas@bham.ac.uk (NGT)

Affiliation Unit of Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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A Genome-Wide Linkage and Association Scan Reveals Novel Loci for Hypertension and Blood Pressure Traits

Youling Guo,
Brian Tomlinson,
Tanya Chu,
Yu Jing Fang,
Hongsheng Gui,
Clara S. Tang,
Benjamin H. Yip,
Stacey S. Cherny,
Yoon-Mi Hur,
Pak Chung Sham

Published: February 24, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0031489

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