Essential hypertension - which genes can be held responsible for it?

Ackermann, Daniel; Ponte, Belen; Pruijm, Menno (2012). Essential hypertension - which genes can be held responsible for it? Therapeutische Umschau, 69(5), pp. 273-278. Bern: Huber

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Hypertension is a common heritable cardiovascular risk factor. Some rare monogenic forms of hypertension have been described, but the majority of patients suffer from essential hypertension, for whom the underlying genetic mechanisms are not clear. Essential hypertension is a complex trait, involving multiple genes and environmental factors. Recently, progress in the identification of common genetic variants associated with essential hypertension has been made due to large-scale international collaborative projects. In this article we review the new research methods used as well as selected recent findings in this field.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Review Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Dermatology, Urology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, Osteoporosis (DURN) > Clinic of Nephrology and Hypertension

UniBE Contributor:

Ackermann, Daniel

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0040-5930

Publisher:

Huber

Language:

German

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 14:39

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:12

PubMed ID:

22547358

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.15628

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/15628 (FactScience: 223032)

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