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Research Article

Fibrillin-1 genotype and risk of prevalent hypertension: A study in two independent populations

Jørgen JeppesenDepartment of Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Denmark;Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nikolaj D. BergResearch Centre for Prevention and Health, Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Denmark
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Christian Torp-PedersenFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, Denmark
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Tine W. HansenDepartment of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine, and PET, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Denmark
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Allan LinnebergFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;Research Centre for Prevention and Health, Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Denmark
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Mogens FengerFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark;Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Denmark
Pages 273-280 | Received 16 Dec 2011, Accepted 15 Feb 2012, Published online: 01 May 2012

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