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Contact: Jennifer Hilliard
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Georgia Health Sciences University
Caption: A protein that is an early indicator of kidney dysfunction in adults may predict hypertension in black adolescents, Medical College of Georgia researchers have found. The results of the study are published in the February issue of Hypertension, a journal of the American Heart Association.
Credit: Medical College of Georgia
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