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Article: Some Born With High Blood Pressure Risks
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- January 9, 2003
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Some people appear to be born at risk for high blood pressure, with
far fewer filters than normal in their kidneys, a study 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 would find
something like this," Spry said. ...