Article
[Essential hypertension, a complex trait].
Revue medicale de Liege - 1 Jan 2000
Krzesinski J-M, Saint-Remy A
Abstract excerpt
Essential hypertension, defined as a blood pressure equal to or above 140/90 mmHg, is a common (25% of the population), but complex disease the phenotype of which results from interactions between numerous genes and environmental factors. The role attributable to genetic factors amounts to some 2...
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