Genetics of hypertension: lessons learnt from mendelian and polygenic syndromes.

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This brief review discusses genetic and genomic aspects of hypertension. A special emphasis is given to currently available strategies for gene identifications, including studies of rare Mendelian hypertension, candidate gene evaluation, genome-wide scans and approaches based on the comparative genome analysis. We also discuss the growing potential for pharmacogenetic approaches and address briefly the issue of...

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