Apolipoproteins and Blood Pressure: A Story of Evolution in Biomarker Analysis

Camilo Fernandez; Alexander Romero; Thomas D Giles

doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2017.02.005

Apolipoproteins and Blood Pressure: A Story of Evolution in Biomarker Analysis

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Mar 28;69(12):1575-1576. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.02.005.

Authors

Camilo Fernandez¹, Alexander Romero², Thomas D Giles³

Affiliations

¹ HeartGEN Institute, Boston, Massachusetts; Heart and Vascular Institute, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana. Electronic address: cfernan@heartgen.org.
² Section of Cardiology, St. Thomas Hospital, Panama City, Panama.
³ Heart and Vascular Institute, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.

PMID: 28335840
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.02.005

No abstract available

Keywords: APOL1; allele; apolipoproteins; blood pressure; continuous phenotypic refinement; estimated glomerular filtration rate; genetic association studies; kidney disease.

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MeSH terms

Apolipoprotein L1
Apolipoproteins*
Biomarkers
Black or African American*
Blood Pressure
Humans

Substances

Apolipoprotein L1
Apolipoproteins
Biomarkers