Mutations in Phosphodiesterase 3A (PDE3A) Cause Hypertension Without Cardiac Damage.

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Hypertension with brachydactyly (HTNB) represents an autosomal dominant form of hypertension. It is a rare syndrome, in which the blood pressure can rise by more than 50 mmHg. If untreated, the patients die of stroke by the age of 50 years. In HTNB, vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation is increased, vasodilation compromised, and the kidney not affected. Surprisingly, after decades of hypertension, HTNB is...

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