genetics

Examining The Growing Need To Make Blood Pressure Prediction More Equitable

Examining The Growing Need To Make Blood Pressure Prediction More Equitable

When you consider health conditions that can affect a large number of people, it becomes clear why diversity is so important in study. Take high blood pressure, commonly known as hypertension. It's a major deal and, for some people, even potentially fatal. Mendelian randomization, a technique that uses gene variation to assess cause and effect relationships, has revealed a relationship between high blood pressure and cardiovascular illness.