Dr. Gregory Harshfield, Medical College of Georgia (IMAGE)

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Dr. Gregory Harshfield, Medical College of Georgia

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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.

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