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TET2 and CSMD1 genes affect SBP response to hydrochlorothiazide in never-treated essential hypertensives
18 Feb 2015
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BACKGROUND: Thiazide diuretics have been recommended as a first-line antihypertensive treatment, although the choice of 'the right drug in the individual essential hypertensive patient' remains still empirical. Essential hypertension is a complex, polygenic disease derived from the interaction of patient's genetic background with the environment. Pharmacogenomics could be a useful tool to pinpoint gene variants...
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