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Genes are often invoked to account for why high blood pressure is so common among African-Americans. Yet the rates are low in Africans. This discrepancy demonstrates how genes and the environment interact
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This article was originally published with the title The Puzzle of Hypertension in African-Americans.
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Add CommentI know a 23 year old woman who has developed hypertension whose mother is white and father is african-american. How prevalent is this situation. Any studies?
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