According to Yancy, who wrote an editorial on this topic published alongside the study, family history plays a major role because hypertension tends to run in families.

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When asked whether he had made provision for any future family members, the unmarried sales manager laughed freely before admitting it was a topic he had given little thought to.

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And it's the one topic that does not come up unless you happen to be with surviving family members who have lost someone to suicide.

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The topic was raised by Labour peer Lord Dubs, who described the possibility of removing rioters' innocent family members from their homes as "shocking".

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