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Article: Some born with high blood pressure risks.
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- Heart Disease Weekly
- Article date:
- February 2, 2003
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2003 FEB 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Some people appear to be born at risk for high blood pressure, with far fewer filters than normal in their kidneys, a study has found.
Doctors do not know how big a role is played by this kidney condition, which occurs when a mother doesn't eat enough protein. Nevertheless, the small German study raises the possibility that for some, susceptibility to high blood pressure begins before birth.
Dr. Leslie Spry, a spokesman for the National Kidney Foundation, said the study offers the first anatomic evidence in people to back up a long-standing theory.
"I would have been a little bit of a doubter that they ...
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