Evidence suggests that erratic (highly-variable) blood pressure, as well as high mean average blood pressure, could be associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). As such, a better understanding of the associations of genes with blood pressure variability could provide further insight into the development of CVD. However, whilst there has been considerable research identifying the genetic factors associated with mean average blood pressure, little is known about the associations of genetic factors with blood pressure variability. The project aims to address this by analysing data from ALSPAC to investigate associations between blood pressure variability and genes.