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Article: Study: High-blood pressure risks begin at birth for some; Long- standing theory: Research finds that healthier people had more filters in their kidneys
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
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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. But "it's very carefully done, very
carefully ...