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Protocol for Sub-study of the ASCOT Trial

An intensive phenotyping study to enable the future examination of genetic influences on hypertension-associated cardiovascular disease

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  1. Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, St Stephens Green, Dublin, 2, Ireland

    A Stanton, D Fitzgerald & D Shields

  2. Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Imperial College Medical School, St Mary’s Campus, Paddington, London, W2 1PG, UK

    A Hughes, NR Poulter, PS Sever & S Thom

  3. Department of Cardiology, St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London, W2 1PG, UK

    J Mayet

  4. Blood Pressure Unit, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, 9, Ireland

    E O’Brien

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Stanton, A., Fitzgerald, D., Hughes, A. et al. An intensive phenotyping study to enable the future examination of genetic influences on hypertension-associated cardiovascular disease. J Hum Hypertens 15 (Suppl 1), S13–S18 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1001089

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