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.

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