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However, there is a great deal of heterogeneity between these findings, and the strength of the two associations shows very different results in international studies. Here, we used genetic data to methodically assess the association between hypertension and the risk of IS using a Mendelian randomization (MR) framework. This study may provide a more comprehensive theoretical basis for the link between hypertension and IS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We studied three hypertension traits including essential hypertension, gestational hypertension, and preexisting hypertension, in a two-sample MR method. Genetic susceptibility to each type of hypertension was explored for the association with the risk of small-vessel IS in data from the IEU-POENGWAS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We observed a strong association between essential hypertension with small-vessel IS. Our evidence from data-driven analyses further suggests that genetic susceptibility to gestational hypertension and preexisting hypertension are associated with the development of small-vessel IS. 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