Role of genetic and environmental factors in determination of arterial blood pressure level
Rozanov, V.B.; Koshechkin, V.A.; Aleksandrov, A.A.; Belokon', N.A.; Aĭngorn, E.D.; Kabakova, V.A.; Trubnikov, V.I.; Maslova, E.R.; Barsov, D.A.
Pediatriia 1989(12): 36-41
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0031-403X PMID: 2628907 Document Number: 327513
Three groups of families with different initial levels of arterial pressure in proband children were examined. The relationship was established between the levels of arterial pressure in children and those in their relatives of the first degree of kinship. Based on intrafamilial correlations, the phenotypic dispersion of systolic and diastolic arterial pressure was analyzed. It has been shown that as compared to the genetic factors, the environmental factors play a greater role in arterial pressure variability.