Article
[Genetics and arterial hypertension: 3 approaches to decode a complex disease].
Bulletin de l'Academie nationale de medecine - 1 Jan 2002
Jeunemaitre Xavier, Gimenez-Roqueplo Anne-Paule
Abstract excerpt
Human arterial hypertension is a complex trait, partly determined by genetic factors. From the analysis of familial studies, it has been estimated that approximately 30% of the blood pressure variance within a population was of genetic origin. Three main types of human studies have been undertaken to try to identify susceptibility genes to hypertension. The first one corresponds to the systematic analysis of the...
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